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5 Piastres / Dollars = 25 Shillings
| Issuer | British Army |
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| Year | 1814 |
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| Value | 5 Piastres |
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| Obverse description | Issued by the Army Bill Office, Quebec, dated May 1814, the note bears a repeated guilloche-style border of the word "Bon" along the left margin in alternating roman and italic type. The central text reads "FIVE Dollars, redeemable at this Office, by Government Bills of Exchange on London, at Thirty Days Sight," with an authorization line reading "By Order of the Commander of the Forces." The denomination is expressed trilingually at top and bottom as "Bon pour CINQ Piastres," "Five Dollars," and "25 Shillings," with series letter "K" and number designation. |
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| Obverse lettering | Bon pour CINQ Piastres. V (f) Army Bill Office, Quebec, May, 1814. FIVE Dollars, redeemable at this Office, by Government Bills of Exchange on LONDON, at Thirty Days Sight. By Order of the Commander of the Forces, Entered, Cinq Piastres. 25 Shillings. (f) K. No. |
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| Variants | P#S120Da - Issued note. Rare P#S120Dr - Remainder |
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