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5 Dollars
| Issuer | Bank of British North America, Montreal |
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| Year | 1877 |
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| Value | 5 Dollars |
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| Obverse description | Black intaglio-printed note on white paper, with a central vignette of the British Royal Arms flanked on the left by a classical female figure (Britannia) with a shield and lion, and on the right by a seated male figure with a beaver, both rendered in fine engraving. The bank title 'The Bank of British North America' arches across the top in bold serif lettering, with 'Incorporated by Royal Charter' beneath it. Large numeral '5' counters appear at upper left and right within ornate lathe-work roundels, and the denomination 'FIVE DOLLARS' with issuing city 'MONTREAL' is inscribed in the lower central panel, with manuscript date and two manuscript signatures below. |
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| Reverse description | Green intaglio-printed reverse with a horizontal central panel bearing the bank name 'Bank of British North America' in serif lettering within a lozenge-shaped frame of fine guilloche lathe-work. Four large ornate numeral '5' medallions are positioned at the corners, each surrounded by intricate engine-turned geometric patterns, creating a highly symmetrical and decorative composition typical of mid-to-late 19th-century North American bank note engraving. |
| Reverse lettering | Bank of British North America 5 |
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