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5 Dollars
| Issuer | Bank of Prince Edward Island |
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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 and centres on a large pastoral vignette at the top, showing horses and cattle in a rural landscape with a farmstead in the background. The denomination numeral '5' appears in ornate panels at both left and right margins, with the bank title 'Bank of Prince Edward Island' inscribed in bold script across the centre. In the lower half, a small vignette of a young woman's portrait is set within the body of the note, flanked by the written denomination 'FIVE DOLLARS' repeated twice, with manuscript signatures of the President and Cashier along the bottom edge. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse is printed entirely in green and centres on a large, intricately engraved guilloche medallion bearing the text 'BANK OF PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND' in bold block letters. The medallion is surrounded by elaborate lathe-work borders and ornamental scrollwork forming a symmetrical frame, with the denomination numeral '5' rendered in large format within octagonal panels at both the left and right extremities. |
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| Variants | P#S1931a - 1.1.1872 P#S1931b - Vertical red overprint: CANADA CURRENCY twice on #S1931a P#S1931c - 1.1.1877 P#S1931d - Vertical red overprint: CANADA CURRENCY twice on #S1931c |
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