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5 Dollars Barclay's Bank
| Issuer | Barclays Bank (Dominion, Colonial and Overseas) |
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| Year | 1926 |
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| Size | 150 × 84 mm |
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| Obverse description | The obverse is printed in black on a salmon-pink guilloche underprint, with the Royal Arms vignette at centre — lion and unicorn supporters flanking a crowned quartered shield with motto DIEU ET MON DROIT — surrounded by elaborate intaglio scrollwork. The bank's name arcs across the upper portion in bold letterpress, with serial number and date at lower right, and the branch overprint ST. VINCENT applied diagonally in red. Denomination panels reading FIVE appear vertically at each side, with FIVE DOLLARS in a framed cartouche at lower centre, and place of issue BRIDGETOWN, BARBADOS at lower left. |
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| Obverse lettering | BARCLAYS BANK DOMINION, COLONIAL AND OVERSEAS FORMERLY THE COLONIAL BANK PROMISES TO PAY THE BEARER ON DEMAND AT ITS OFFICE HERE INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER 1836 REINCORPORATED BY ACT OF PARLIAMENT 1925 FIVE DOLLARS BRIDGETOWN BARBADOS DIEU ET MON DROIT ST. VINCENT BRANCH, ST. VINCENT |
| Reverse description | The reverse is printed entirely in green, centred on the Royal Arms vignette with lion and unicorn supporters, crowned quartered shield, and motto DIEU ET MON DROIT, set within an ornate intaglio frame of guilloche lacework and foliate scrolls. Circular denomination medallions bearing the numeral 5 appear at the left and right within rosette borders. The bank's name in bold arched lettering occupies the upper portion, with incorporation legends below the arms. |
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