| Description |
Jamaica � Bank of Nova Scotia, Branch in Kingston, Jamaica 5 Pounds January 2, 1920 P-S132b, Charlton 550-38-02-08. PCGS Very Fine 25. This rarity was issued by a Canadian private bank for use in Jamaica and payable at their branch in Kingston. A large format note printed by the American Bank Note Company. Fully issued and rare. Most examples of this type are proofs or specimen notes that originated in the 1990 ABNCo. sales. Yellow and orange tinting graces the allegorical women sitting on a globe in the center. The woman on the left points to writing on a scroll while the one the right appears poised to write something on the page of an open book. The far background shows a forbidding mountain at left and a harbor scene at right. The olive green back shows the charming bank emblem in the center. Paper is solid throughout, and the face is clean and vibrant. The back has only some petty surface soiling. A new addition for the Canadian and Commonwealth collecting community to compete for. Ex: Eric P. Newman Numismatic Education Society.
From Newman X (Heritage Auctions, November 2018), lot 20005, realized $2040. |
