Catalog
5 Dollars
| Issuer | Quebec Bank |
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| Year | 1863 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse description | The obverse is engraved in a rich green and black palette with two large ornate guilloche medallions bearing the numeral 5 at left and right. The central vignette presents the Canadian coat of arms flanked by two standing allegorical figures in classical dress, with the motto 'DIEU ET MON DROIT' below. A reclining female figure with a cornucopia occupies the lower right corner, while a beaver vignette appears at the lower left, above the boldly engraved issuer name 'THE QUEBEC BANK' and denomination 'FIVE DOLLARS'. |
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| Obverse lettering | THE QUEBEC BANK FIVE DOLLARS FOR VALUE RECEIVED CHARTERED BY ACT OF PARLIAMENT FIVE 5 FIVE |
| Reverse description | The reverse is largely plain, printed on cream-coloured cotton paper with faint residual underprint impressions visible when examined closely. A handwritten annotation reading 'plate proof' appears in the upper right area, consistent with a proof impression on india paper or card mounted for archive purposes. Two faint oval guilloche watermark-style impressions are discernible at left and right. |
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