Virgin Islands 2 Dollars 1889

Bank of St. Thomas

Only undated unissued examples seen

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Virgin Islands 2 Dollars, 1889 P-16 obverse
Virgin Islands 2 Dollars, 1889 P-16 reverse

Information:

Rarity R - Rare
Date Variety Iss. VG F VF XF AU UNC
1889 Only undated unissued examples seen + - - - - - -
Reference P#16
Country Virgin Islands
Period Danish West Indies - Daler (1849-1905)
Ruler Christian IX (1863-1906)
Issuing bank Bank of St. Thomas
Currency Dollars
Denomination 2 Dollars
Type Circulation banknotes
Year 1889
Shape Rectangular
Composition Paper
Demonetized Yes

Obverse:

Virgin Islands 2 Dollars, 1889 P-16
Latin

Obverse text

The BANK OF ST. THOMAS Will pay the bearer on demand TWO DOLLARS 5 St. Thomas __ 188_

Obverse symbol

Orange. Bank logo at left. Denomination in words across centre. Denomination in numerals on right side '2' 'DOLLARS'. Date hand written apart from first threeo digits of the year '188_' -date completed by hand. Hand signed at bottom of note by three signatories.

Reverse:

Image 1
Latin

Reverse symbol

Orange. Back of the note features the number 2.

Varieties

Date Variety Iss. Value
VG F VF XF AU UNC
1889 Only undated unissued examples seen + - - - - - -