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5 Dollars Jamaica act, with horizontal bars
| Issuer | Bank of Jamaica |
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| Year | 1985-1992 |
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| Composition | Paper |
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| Obverse description | Portrait of Norman Washington Manley at left within a guilloche border, with the Jamaican coat of arms at bottom centre; horizontal security bars appear at the left and right margins as a distinguishing variety feature. The overall underprint is rendered in tones consistent with intaglio printing by Thomas De La Rue. |
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| Reverse description | Central vignette presents a detailed intaglio engraving of the Old Parliament Building in Kingston, set on a raised stone platform with an ornate iron fence and entrance stairway at left. The four corners carry rosette medallions bearing the denomination numeral $5 in white relief against fine guilloche latticework, with 'FIVE DOLLARS' in bold letterpress at lower left. The inscription 'OLD PARLIAMENT BUILDING 1872-1960' appears beneath the architectural vignette, and the printer's imprint is set in small type at lower right. |
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| Protection type | Watermark |
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