Purple on blue and orange underprint. Supported royal arms at right Branch of issue printed `ISSUED AT ST. VINCENT BRANCH` in red at an angle on left and right sides on a standard banknote design used for all of Barclay`s colonial note issues. Prefix of single letter over two letters separated by a dot, plus a serial number up to seven digits on top right and bottom left. Date of issue in black on bottom left. Head office ‘Bridgetown Barbados’ in black on bottom right. Capital letter V in field on top right. Manuscript signature, on bottom left of ACCOUNTANT and printed signature on bottom right of MANAGER.
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Supported royal arms at centre
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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 BARER
ON DEMAND AT ITS OFFICE HERE
ISSUED AT ST. VINCENT BRANCH
FIVE DOLLARS
IN LOCAL CURRENCY
BRIDGETOWN
BARBADOS
Reverse lettering
BARCLAYS BANK (DOMINION, COLONIAL AND
OVERSEAS)
FORMERLY
THE COLONIAL BANK
INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER 1836
REINCORPORATED BY ACT OF PARLIAMENT 1925
