Volume 2 - ElectricCanadian.com

550 HISTORY OF THE BANKof a combination of fine curved lines in four colours. Thetint first used proving to be too delicate for practical purposes,one of stronger colouring has been substituted for it in all $5notes bearing the serial number 505,501, and upwards.The face of the $10 note 1 is a vast pastoral landscape, thecentre of which is omitted for the purpose of containing thename of the bank and the wording of the note. At the lefthandend is the figure of Juno with a bull, and at her feetCeres offering grain and other fruits of the earth. A series ofundulating hills stretches across the foot of the note and in thelower right-hand corner is the figure of a young man tending aflock of goats. The word Ten appears in the centre of theupper border in addition to the numerals in the four corners.The centre of the note contains a Major multicolour tint,underlying the lettering, made somewhat larger than the tintsin the $5 note on account of the size of the space which itoccupies.The face design of the $20 note 2 is a seascape, of which thecentre is omitted, as in the $10, $50 and $100 notes of this issue.At the left-hand end is the figure of Neptune grasping atrident in his left hand and holding the rudder of a boat underhis right arm. He is seated upon rocks, the base of which iswashed by the sea. In the lower part of the note, to the rightof the centre is a group of sea-maidens; at the extreme righthandend is the figure of Mercury with the caduceus, and at hisright a maiden holding a fishing net in her hands. The nameof the bank appears along the top border against a backgroundof sky and flying sea-gulls. The space in the centre of thenote isoccupied by the usual wording over the Major tintin the centre.The face of the $50* note is a scene symbolical of the industries.On the left a youthful Vulcan is forging his thunderbolts on an anvil and behind him two other figures are engagedSee plate 79, facing page 546.*See plate 80, facing this page.See plate 81, facing page 558.