2 Dollars - Union Bank of Newfoundland

2 Dollars - Union Bank of Newfoundland - obverse2 Dollars - Union Bank of Newfoundland - reverse

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Features

Issuer Newfoundland (Canadian provinces)
Issuing bank Union Bank of Newfoundland
Queen Victoria (1855-1901)
Type Local banknote
Year 1882
Value 2 Dollars (2 NFD)
Currency Dollar (1865-1949)
Composition Paper
Size 171 × 78 mm
Shape Rectangular
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
330798
References Ch BN# 16-02
R.J. Graham (editor); 2019. A Charlton Standard Catalogue : Canadian Bank Notes (9th edition). Charlton Press, Toronto, Canada.

Obverse

Typical Newfoundland symbols: Portrait of John W. Smith, codfish and Newfoundland dog with safe.Automatically translated

Script: Latin

Lettering:
$2 UNION BANK OF NEWFOUNDLAND $2
SAINT JOHNS 1st May 1882
We promise to pay the bearer on demand
TWO DOLLARS
CURRENCY IN SPECIE

ACCOUNTANT MANAGER
American bank Note Co. New York

Reverse

Geometric patterns and bank name.Automatically translated

Script: Latin

Lettering:
2 UNION BANK 2
OF
NEWFOUNDLAND
2

Printer

American Banknote Corporation (American Bank Note Company), Ottawa, New York, United States (1795-date)

Comments

There are 61 examples of this two-dollar note, 10 of which are in institutional collections. Some of the bills carry a guarantee stamp from the Government of Newfoundland, revaluing them at 80 cents on the dollar (80%). Most of these stamps are purple, but some are red.Automatically translated

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Date VG F VF XF AU UNC
1882-May-01 

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