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5 Dollars British Guiana Bank

Issuer British Guiana Bank
Year 1902
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Currency British Guiana Dollar (1837-1965)
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Obverse description Printed entirely in black ink on cream paper, the note carries the bank title 'British Guiana Bank' in ornate script across the top, flanked by '$5.' denomination indicators at each upper corner. An engraved vignette at the upper left depicts a seated allegorical female figure within a decorative cartouche. The promise-to-pay clause appears in script above the denomination 'FIVE DOLLARS' in bold letterpress, with serial numbers to either side; below, a large Gothic-style 'Five' underprint sits alongside the authorisation text 'For the Corporation of the British Guiana Bank', with manuscript signatures for Manager and Director and an Entered/Accountant notation at the foot.
Obverse lettering British Guiana Bank We Promise to pay the Bearer on Demand FIVE DOLLARS For the Corporation of the British Guiana Bank FIVE MANAGER DIRECTOR Entered ACCOUNTANT Demerara
Reverse description The reverse of this note is not documented in the available record.
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