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| Issuer | Bank of Hamilton |
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| Year | 1872 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse description | The obverse is printed in black on white paper with a green underprint. At upper centre, the bank title 'Bank of Hamilton' appears in bold serif lettering, with serial number '20509' at upper left and right. A portrait vignette of a gentleman in formal Victorian dress occupies the lower left. To the right of centre, a large guilloché-bordered numeral '5' panel is flanked by a classical allegorical vignette of two standing figures beside a building. The denomination 'Five Dollars' is inscribed in a bold central panel above the place name 'HAMILTON', with a manuscript date and two facsimile signatures of the Cashier and President at the lower margin. |
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| Obverse lettering | Bank of Hamilton Five Dollars HAMILTON 5 |
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| Variants | P#S442 - 02.09.1872 P#S442 - 01.09.1872 |
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