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5 Dollars
| Issuer | Province of Canada |
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| Year | 1866 |
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| Reference(s) | P#3 |
| Obverse description | Printed in black on white cotton paper, the obverse carries a portrait vignette of Queen Victoria at lower left, engraved in fine intaglio with crown and formal dress, while a large central allegorical scene presents Britannia seated beside a reclining lion with a crowned shield and a female figure set against a landscape background. Large numerals "5" occupy the upper left and upper right corners, with the issuer title "The Province of Canada" and denomination "FIVE DOLLARS" inscribed below the central vignette. Authorization text reading "Authorized by 29 & 30 Vict. C.10" runs along the upper margin, with payability and signature lines completing the lower portion of the design. |
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| Reverse description | Printed entirely in green, the reverse is structured around elaborate engine-turned guilloche lathe-work forming the principal decorative field, with a central oval medallion bearing the inscription "The Province of Canada" in ornate lettering. Flanking the medallion on either side are large mirror-image panels each containing the word "FIVE" in bold block letters and the numeral "5", all enclosed within dense symmetrical guilloche borders. The overall design is purely typographic and geometric, conceived to resist counterfeiting through the complexity of its mechanical engraving. |
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| Variants | P#3a - vertical overprint: PAYABLE AT MONTREAL P#3b - vertical overprint: PAYABLE AT TORONTO P#3c - vertical overprint: PAYABLE AT HALIFAX P#3d - vertical overprint: PAYABLE AT ST. JOHN |
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