Danish West Indies 5 Dollars 1878-Aug-02

Bank of St. Thomas

© Stacks Bowers generic images

Danish West Indies 5 Dollars, 1878 obverse
Danish West Indies 5 Dollars, 1878 reverse

Information:

Rarity B - Uncommon
Date Variety Iss. VG F VF XF AU UNC
1878-Aug-02 + - - - - - -
Country Danish West Indies
Period Daler (1849-1905)
Ruler Christian IX (1863-1906)
Issuing bank Bank of St. Thomas
Currency Dollars
Denomination 5 Dollars
Type Circulation banknotes
Year 1878
Shape Rectangular
Composition Paper
Demonetized Yes

Obverse:

Danish West Indies 5 Dollars, 1878
Latin

Obverse text

The BANK OF ST. THOMAS Will pay the bearer on demand FIVE DOLLARS 5 St. Thomas __ 18_

Obverse symbol

Blue. Border all round banknote composed of denomination in words 'FIVE' in small lettering. Bank logo in top center. Serial number printed in small serif typeface on top left and right on either side of bank logo. Five digit serial number without leading zeros recorded. Denomination in numerals on left side 'V' 'FIVE' and right side '5' 'DOLLARS'. Date hand written apart from first two digits of the year '18_' -date completed by hand. Hand signed at bottom of note by three signatories.

Reverse:

Image 1
Latin

Reverse text

$5

Reverse symbol

Large $5 in red

Varieties:

Date Variety Iss. Value
VG F VF XF AU UNC
1878-Aug-02 1878-Aug-02 + - - - - - -