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3 Dollars = 15 Shillings
| Issuer | Niagara Suspension Bridge Bank, Queenston |
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| Year | 1840 |
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| Currency | Dollar (1841-1858) |
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| Obverse description | Black letterpress and intaglio note on aged cotton paper, with a central vignette of the Niagara River and Suspension Bridge flanked by a large numeral '3' on each side. A standing female allegorical figure appears at the left margin, while a seated figure with a globe or sphere occupies the right vignette. The bank title 'THE NIAGARA Suspension Bridge' is set in bold display type across the centre, with 'THREE' in large letters below and the place and date 'QUEENSTON 13 Oct. 1840' inscribed in manuscript. |
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| Obverse lettering | THE NIAGARA Suspension Bridge THREE Bank will pay THREE Dollars or Fifteen Shillings QUEENSTON 3 15 DOLLARS 15 SHILLINGS |
| Reverse description | Plain, unprinted reverse on heavily worn and creased cotton paper, showing no design elements, vignettes, or inscriptions; the surface bears extensive fold lines and areas of damage consistent with extended circulation. |
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