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5 Dollars Colonial Bank
| Issuer | Colonial Bank |
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| Year | 1925 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse description | Black on beige underprint. The large curved bank title 'COLONIAL BANK' arches across the top centre, with the British Royal Coat of Arms positioned centrally beneath it. Red diagonal overprints reading 'ISSUED AT GRENADA BRANCH' appear on both the left and right sides of the arms, with the promise-to-pay legend and denomination 'FIVE DOLLARS' inscribed in the lower portion of the note. |
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| Obverse lettering | COLONIAL BANK ISSUED AT GRENADA BRANCH PROMISES TO PAY THE BEARER ON DEMAND AT ITS OFFICE HERE INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER 1836 BRIDGETOWN BARBADOS FIVE DOLLARS |
| Reverse description | Printed in green on white paper, the reverse is dominated by an elaborate guilloche underprint of radiating fan rosettes and interlaced lathe-work extending across the full width. At centre, the supported Royal Arms vignette shows a lion and unicorn flanking the quartered shield, with the motto 'DIEU ET MON DROIT' on a ribbon below; numerals '5' appear in guilloche cartouches at left and right. The bank title arches across the top and the incorporation legend runs along the lower margin, with the printer's imprint 'PERKINS, BACON & Co. Ld LONDON' in small type at the foot. |
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