Newfoundland Government Cash Note 25 Cents |
Newfoundland Government Cash Note for Twenty Five Cents 2nd Series.
Obverse: View of waterfall at upper center.
Printer: Whitehead, Morris & Co., London, England.
Quantity Issued: 50,750
Text: Newfoundland Government Cash Note – Issued Under Act 10 Ed. VII Cap 1 – The Newfoundland Government will Pay the Bearer Twenty Five Cents on Presentation of this note at the Bank of Montreal in St. John’s – Minister of Finance & Customs – Colonial Secretary
Newfoundland Government Cash Notes
These are really interesting and historical Canadian banknotes. Newfoundland Government Cash Notes were issued from 1901 to 1914. They are kind of like a check or money order. The government used these to pay construction and maintenance crews working in Newfoundland. The notes were supposed to trade like cash. They could be redeemed at local banks. Once redeemed they were destroyed. Any denomination higher than $1 is very rare.
Newfoundland Banknotes