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2 Shillings 6 Pence
| Issuer | City Bank, New Brunswick |
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| Year | 1838 |
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| Currency | Pound sterling (1694-date) |
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| Obverse description | Black letterpress note with the bank title CITY BANK in large bold type across the centre. A central vignette depicts a steam locomotive in motion, flanked left and right by two oval denomination cartouches each reading 2/6 CURRENCY. The vertical side margins carry the full denomination legend TWO SHILLINGS AND SIX PENCE in uppercase, and the text THE PRESIDENT and DIRECTORS & Co. appears beneath the flanking cartouches. The lower portion carries manuscript place name ST. JOHN, NEW BRUNSWICK and a handwritten signature. |
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| Obverse lettering | TWO SHILLINGS & SIX PENCE 2/6 CURRENCY CITY BANK TWO SHILLINGS AND SIX PENCE The President Directors & Co. St. John, New Brunswick |
| Reverse description | Plain unprinted reverse on aged cotton paper, showing the natural texture and toning of the stock with no design elements, vignettes, or inscriptions. |
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