Catalog
5 Shillings
| Issuer | Charlotte County Bank, St. Andrews, New Brunswick |
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| Year | 1853-1856 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse description | Intaglio-engraved note with three distinct vignette zones: the upper central oval frames a classical allegorical female figure seated among bales and barrels with a tall-masted sailing vessel in the background, enclosed within an ornate wreath border, flanked by denomination panels reading "FIVE SHILLINGS" at upper left and right with elaborate guilloche work extending vertically along the right margin. A standing female figure occupies the left-margin vignette, while a lower central vignette presents an agricultural or industrial scene with working figures. The cursive promise text of the Charlotte County Bank of New Brunswick runs across the central field, with spaces for manuscript date, number, cashier, and president signatures. |
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| Obverse lettering | FIVE SHILLINGS The President, Directors and Company of the Charlotte County BANK New Brunswick PROMISE to pay out of the Joint Fund of the said Corporation or Bearer on demand FIVE SHILLINGS ST. ANDREWS NEW BRUNSWICK Cash. Pres't. No. 18 |
| Reverse description | The reverse is unprinted, presenting plain cream-coloured cotton paper with only faint ghost impressions from the obverse intaglio printing visible, consistent with the production standards of mid-nineteenth-century Canadian provincial banknotes. A simple ruled border frames the otherwise blank field, with no vignettes, text, or additional ornamentation. |
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