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5 Pounds
| Issuer | Bank of Nova Scotia |
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| Year | 1834-1852 |
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| Reference(s) | P#S605 |
| Obverse description | Black intaglio print on white paper. Central vignette of three cherubs at top center flanked by a blacksmith at left and an alchemist at right, with a horse's head at lower center. Numeral counters and text panels frame the design in a typeset letterpress layout. |
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| Reverse description | Uniface back showing bleed-through of the obverse intaglio design, with four cancellation punch holes along the lower margin. Denomination numerals "5" appear in guilloche medallions at upper left and right corners, with additional figural vignettes at side borders. |
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The Bank of Nova Scotia was founded in Halifax in 1832, making this among the earliest notes it ever issued. Nova Scotia operated under British sterling denomination at the time — pounds, shillings, and pence rather than dollars — and wouldn't formally adopt decimal currency until 1860. These early notes circulated in a colony where specie was chronically scarce and public confidence in private bank paper was hard-won.
The eighteen-year date range reflects reissue across multiple signing cycles rather than a single print run. Surviving examples are rare; attrition from redemption and the transition to decimal coinage eliminated most of the stock.