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5 Pounds
| Issuer | Central Bank of New-Brunswick, Fredericton |
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| Year | 1851-1857 |
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| Shape | Rectangular |
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| Obverse description | The obverse is engraved in a mid-19th century American bank note style, with a central vignette of St. George on horseback slaying the dragon, rendered in fine intaglio. Large numeral '5' counters appear in each corner, flanked by lathework guilloche medallions bearing the word 'FIVE'. A portrait vignette of a male figure in period dress occupies the lower left, and the issuer's name 'CENTRAL BANK OF NEW-BRUNSWICK' is set in bold letterpress across the centre, with the promise-to-pay text and place of issue 'FREDERICTON' below, accompanied by manuscript signatures and date. |
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| Obverse lettering | FIVE 5 CENTRAL BANK OF NEW-BRUNSWICK FIVE POUNDS FREDERICTON The President Directors and Company of the Central Bank of New-Brunswick promise to pay out of the Joint Fund of the Corporation Cash. Prest. |
| Reverse description | The reverse is printed entirely in a geometric lathe-work pattern composed of multiple large interlocking guilloche rosettes and elliptical engine-turned designs arranged symmetrically across the full field, with a central rectangular panel of repeating oval elements, all executed in fine intaglio without any figurative imagery or lettering. |
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