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| Issuer | Bank of Canada |
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| Year | 1935 |
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| Value | 1 Dollar |
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| Obverse description | Intaglio-printed note in black on a light underprint, with an oval vignette at left bearing a portrait of King George V in military uniform. The centre carries the denomination numeral '1' within an ornate guilloche panel, flanked by serial numbers in red. Two manuscript signatures appear below the central vignette, with the issuer's name 'BANQUE DU CANADA' in bold letterpress at the top, above the legend 'PAYERA AU PORTEUR SUR DEMANDE'. A circular medallion bearing a maple leaf device appears at the right, and the inscription 'UN DOLLAR' is set across the lower centre. |
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| Reverse description | Printed in green intaglio, the reverse centres on a large allegorical vignette of a seated female figure — representing Agriculture or Prosperity — enthroned before a classical architectural backdrop and surrounded by harvest motifs, foliage, and cherubic figures. The denomination numeral '1' appears in large ornate panels at each corner, set within intricate guilloche borders. 'BANQUE DU CANADA' arches across the top and 'UN DOLLAR' is inscribed along the lower margin, with the printer's imprint 'CANADIAN BANK NOTE COMPANY, LIMITED' at the very bottom. |
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| Signature(s) | 1935 - J.A.C. Osborne and J.A.C. Towers 1935 - G.F. Towers and J.A.C. Osborne |
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