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| Emittent | Government of Newfoundland, Department of Public Works |
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| Jahr | 1901-1908 |
| Typ | Anmelden um Details zu sehen |
| Nennwert | 80 Cents |
| Währung | Anmelden um Details zu sehen |
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| Größe | Anmelden um Details zu sehen |
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| Druckerei | Anmelden um Details zu sehen |
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| Im Umlauf bis | Anmelden um Details zu sehen |
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| Vorderseitenbeschreibung | Black on white note with ornate guilloche vignettes at left and right borders, large numeral "80" repeated in each corner. Central text panel bears the title "NEWFOUNDLAND GOVERNMENT CASH NOTE" above the "Department of Public Works" legend in script lettering, with the promise to pay the bearer Eighty Cents at the Bank of Montreal, St. John's. Three manuscript signatures appear below, with printed titles for Secretary, Minister of Public Works, and Chairman, Board of Commissioners. |
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| Rückseitenbeschreibung | Anmelden um Details zu sehen |
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| Unterschrift(en) | Anmelden um Details zu sehen |
| Sicherheitsmerkmal | Anmelden um Details zu sehen |
| Beschreibung der Sicherheitsmerkmale | Anmelden um Details zu sehen |
| Varianten | P#A6a - 1901 P#A6a - 1903 P#A6a - 1907 P#A6s - Specimen; punch hole cancelled |
| Anmerkungen |
Newfoundland's fractional postal currency occupied a genuinely odd administrative space — issued by the Department of Public Works rather than any financial institution, these notes functioned primarily as convenience instruments for postal transactions at a time when the dominion still controlled its own fiscal affairs independently of Canada. The 80-cent denomination is the most unusual in the series; no obvious postal rate or fee combination explains why this specific value was needed, and it remains the most elusive of the fractional issues.
ABNC's New York plant printed the series under contract, a common arrangement for smaller colonial governments lacking domestic security printing capacity.