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5 Dollars
| Issuer | Merchants Bank of Halifax |
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| Year | 1880-1892 |
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| Composition | Cotton paper |
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| Obverse description | The obverse is printed in green and black intaglio with a central vignette of a three-masted steamship under sail on open seas, framed by an oval guilloche border. To the left, a classical female allegorical figure is seated with artistic implements, while to the right a vignette shows a large commercial building; both flanking vignettes are set within intricate lathe-work frames. The upper legend reads DOMINION OF CANADA across the top arc with THE MERCHANTS BANK OF HALIFAX and HALIFAX, NOVA SCOTIA below, and the denomination FIVE DOLLARS appears at the base with the obligation ON DEMAND TO BEARER. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse is printed entirely in brown intaglio, with a large central oval medallion bearing the inscription THE MERCHANTS BANK OF HALIFAX surrounded by dense engine-turned guilloche work. Numeral 5 counters appear at the left and right within elaborate lathe-work ovals, and the entire composition is enclosed by a finely engraved geometric border with the word FIVE at each horizontal margin. |
| Reverse lettering | THE MERCHANTS BANK OF HALIFAX FIVE 5 |
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