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5 Dollars Barclays Bank
| Issuer | Barclays Bank (Dominion, Colonial and Overseas) |
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| Year | 1937-1940 |
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| Currency | Dollar (1822-1965) |
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| Obverse description | Pink and orange intaglio-printed note with an elaborate guilloche underprint spanning the centre, over which the denomination FIVE DOLLARS appears in large red letters. A circular guilloche vignette bearing the words FIVE DOLLARS occupies the left field, while the supported Royal Arms vignette is positioned at right. Two handwritten signatures appear at the bottom, labelled ACCOUNTANT and MANAGER respectively, with the date and branch designation ISSUED AT GRENADA BRANCH overprinted diagonally in red, and BRIDGETOWN BARBADOS at lower right. |
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| Obverse lettering | BARCLAYS BANK (DOMINION, COLONIAL AND OVERSEAS) INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER 1836 REINCORPORATED BY ACT OF PARLIAMENT 1925 FORMERLY THE COLONIAL BANK PROMISES TO PAY THE BEARER ON DEMAND AT ITS OFFICE HERE FIVE DOLLARS IN LOCAL CURRENCY ISSUED AT GRENADA BRANCH FIVE DOLLARS BRIDGETOWN BARBADOS |
| Reverse description | Pink and blue intaglio-printed reverse dominated by a large central vignette of the supported Royal Arms with the motto DIEU ET MON DROIT on a ribbon below, flanked symmetrically by ornate guilloche rosette panels and numeral 5 counters at left and right. The bank name and its predecessor institution are inscribed in bold lettering across the upper portion, with the incorporation legend running along the lower margin. A scalloped guilloche border frames the entire design. |
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