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5 Dollars Canadian Bank of Commerce
| Issuer | The Canadian Bank of Commerce |
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| Year | 1939 |
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| Value | 5 Dollars |
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| Obverse description | Black intaglio on yellow and green underprint, with a central allegorical vignette of three classical figures — Mercury wearing a winged hat at centre flanked by two female allegorical figures representing Commerce and Industry — rendered in fine engraved detail against a yellow ground. The bank name 'THE CANADIAN BANK OF COMMERCE' is inscribed across the top, with the denomination numeral '5' and the Roman numeral 'V' repeated in the corners; the date '1ST JULY 1939' and place of issue 'PORT OF SPAIN, TRINIDAD' appear to the right, with the promise text and denomination 'FIVE DOLLARS IN TRINIDAD CURRENCY' to the left. Two facsimile signatures of the President and General Manager appear in the lower portion above a green guilloche band. |
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| Reverse description | Printed entirely in green intaglio, the reverse centres on the circular seal of The Canadian Bank of Commerce — incorporating a heraldic shield with a sailing vessel and wheat sheaves, encircled by the bank's name and the date '1867' — flanked by two large engraved allegorical figures: Mercury at left holding a caduceus, and a female figure at right carrying a sheaf of grain, both jointly raising a crown above the seal. Large engraved numerals '5' appear at left and right, and the word 'FIVE' is inscribed on a panel at the bottom centre, all within a finely tooled geometric border. |
| Reverse lettering | FIVE CANADIAN BANK OF COMMERCE 1867 COPYRIGHT REGISTERED CANADIAN BANK NOTE COMPANY, LIMITED DESIGN REGISTERED 1934 |
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