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5 Dollars/Piastres
| Issuer | La Banque Nationale |
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| Year | 1883 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse description | Black intaglio print on white paper. The upper centre carries a vignette of a paddle steamer on a river with a fortified town on a cliff in the background, flanked by two ornate guilloche rosettes bearing the numeral 5. At lower left is a portrait vignette of Samuel de Champlain and at lower right a portrait of a bearded gentleman, both rendered in fine intaglio engraving. The bilingual denomination FIVE DOLLARS / CINQ PIASTRES is displayed in bold letterpress across the centre, with the issuer's title LA BANQUE NATIONALE arching across the top and the place of issue QUEBEC inscribed below the central text block. |
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| Obverse lettering | LA BANQUE NATIONALE FIVE DOLLARS CINQ PIASTRES QUEBEC Caissier Président |
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| Reverse lettering | LA BANQUE NATIONALE 5 |
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