A black-and-white frame with decorative shapes that include several times the value of the banknote `50`. At the top, the year is printed in red. In an oval in the center, an illustration of a waterfall, and on either side, the banknote`s serial number is printed in black. At the bottom, the two signatures.
Reverse description
A composition based on decorative shapes. In the center, the only lettering.
Signature(s)
Protection type
Protection description
Obverse lettering
1912-1913
50
50 CTS. - 50 - 50 CTS.
Newfoundland Government Cash Note
ISSUED UNDER - ACT 10 ED. VII CAP 1
The NEWFOUNDLAND - GOVERNMENT will
Pay the Bearer - FIFTY CENTS - on Presentation
of this note at the Bank of Montreal in St. John`s
MINISTER OF FINANCE & Customs - COLONIAL SECRETARY
50
WHITEHEAD, MORRIS & Co. LD ENGRAVERS, LONDON.
