Trinidad and Tobago banknotes 5 Dollars bank note 1942
Government of Trinidad and Tobago
Obverse: The Flag Badge of the Colony of Trinidad and Tobago at left and the Badge of Tobago (1880) at right.
Reverse: Coat of Arms of Great Britain at centre, value at left and right.
Printer: Thomas De La Rue & Co Ltd, London England.
Text: The Government of Trinidad And Tobago – These Notes Are Legal Tender For The Payment Of Any Amount – Five Dollars – Port Of Spain – 1st May, 1942 – Commissioner Of Currency – Miscerique Probay Populos Et Fcedera Jungi – Pulchrior Event – Thomas De La Rue & Company Limited London
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Flag Badge of the Colony of Trinidad and Tobago
As a British colony, Trinidad and Tobago displayed both the Union Jack and the British Blue Ensign with a special badge. The badge of the crown-colony consisted of a picture of Port of Spain and mount El Tucouche (936 m.) with a frigate with the white ensign and a boat before the jetty. In base is the motto "MISCERIQUE PROBAT POPULOS ET FOEDERA JUNGI", designed by Sir Ralph Abercromby (1734-1801), who took Trinidad from the Spanish crown in 1797. It is a verse from Virgil (Publius Vergilius Maro, 70-19 B.C.) who wrote in his “Aeneid” Book IV, line 112: ‘Miscerive probet populos, aut foedera iungi ’(He approved of the mingling of peoples and their being joined together by treaties). It was adopted for the blue ensign of Trinidad in 1880 and was maintained for the Colony of Trinidad and Tobago in 1889.
Badge of Tobago
On the Badge of Tobago adopted in 1880, there is a rising sun above the Island with a palmtree on the foreground and a sailing vessel on the roads. In base is the King Louis XIV motto: (Latin) "Pulchrior Evenit" (It means: "She becomes more beautiful")