Shinplaster. Banknote

Object/Artifact

Sidney Museum and Archives

Name/Title

Shinplaster. Banknote

Entry/Object ID

1975. .130

Description

Dominion of Canada $0.25 bank note. Issued in March 1870, signed by W. Dickinson, for minister of finance, and T.D. Harington, for receiver general. The bottom states "British American Banknote Co.". The front/face is printed in black ink with two 25 in the background in green ink. There is a figure in a helmet on the front. The design on the back is in green and states "Redeemable on presentation at Montreal, Toronto or St. John".

Acquisition

Source (if not Accessioned)

Christianson, John

Notes

Accession Date: 01-Jan-75 Mode of Acquisition: gift

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Money, Paper

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Money

Nomenclature Class

Exchange Media

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

currency, banknote currency

Class

Communications Objects - Exchange Media - None Required

Created By

MacRae, Alisdair

Create Date

November 18, 1995

Updated By

[email protected]

Update Date

March 24, 2026