5 Dollars

Issuer	Imperial Bank of Canada, Toronto
Year	1933
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Currency	Dollar (1858-date)
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Obverse description	Black intaglio print on white paper with a green guilloche underprint. The centre carries a large ornate numeral '5' vignette flanked by the roman numeral 'V' in green on both sides, with portrait medallions of two distinguished gentlemen to the left and right respectively. The bank title 'IMPERIAL BANK OF CANADA' is engraved in bold lettering across the top, with the place and date 'Toronto, Nov. 1st 1934' below the central vignette, and the denomination 'FIVE DOLLARS' in a solid panel at the base, accompanied by two manuscript signatures of the General Manager and President.
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Reverse description	Printed entirely in dark green intaglio, the reverse centres on a large circular medallion enclosing a lion passant guardant atop a crown, set within an elaborate engine-turned guilloche framework. Large numeral '5' vignettes appear in the upper corners, and the denomination 'FIVE DOLLARS' is inscribed in a panel along the lower border, with the bank title 'IMPERIAL BANK OF CANADA' in engraved lettering across the top.
Reverse lettering	IMPERIAL BANK OF CANADA FIVE DOLLARS CANADIAN BANK NOTE COMPANY, LIMITED
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