5 Dollars

Issuer	Chartered Mercantile Bank of India, London and China
Year	1884-1887
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Obverse description	Black and blue intaglio print on plain paper, with a decorative border enclosing the full design. The royal coat of arms is at upper centre beneath the arc inscription "INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER", flanked by denomination numerals "5" in oval vignettes at upper left and right. Chinese and Jawi script characters appear along the top and bottom borders.
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Reverse description	Printed in black, the reverse is dominated by a large central guilloche oval with intricate lathe-work patterns, flanked symmetrically by two rosette vignettes each bearing the numeral "5". The overall composition is horizontally symmetrical with elaborate engine-turned scrollwork filling the field. The printer's imprint "Perkins Bacon & Co London" appears below the central guilloche.
Reverse lettering	5 5
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