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Board of Police 1848 5 Shilling Promissory Note

a sepia coloured photograph of a five shilling promissory note issued by The President and Board of Police of the Town of Cobourg, No. 1346 dated 29th March 1848, with a picture of three sailboats and a lighthouse, signed by the Board President, Asa Burnham

Canada, Cobourg Board of Police, 1 Dollar: November 29, 1848

Credit: Bank of Canada

This currency was the first issued by the Cobourg Board of Police, the town’s governing body, during a time of widespread depression made worse by the arrival of hundreds of extremely needy immigrants from Ireland.