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1 Dollar = 5 Shillings
| Issuer | Bank of Montreal |
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| Year | 1835 |
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| Composition | Cotton paper |
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| Obverse description | The obverse is engraved in a classical early nineteenth-century North American bank note style, with a central portrait vignette of a male figure set within an oval frame, flanked by large numeral '1' counters on each side. To the left is a small oval vignette of a pastoral or wilderness scene, while to the right a dynamic equestrian vignette depicts a helmeted figure on horseback. The issuer's name 'BANK OF MONTREAL' appears in bold letterpress across the centre, with bilingual text in English and French stating the promise to pay Five Shillings Halifax Currency and Une Piastre, dated Montreal 1st January 1835. |
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| Obverse lettering | ONE For Value Received BANK of MONTREAL Promises to pay FIVE SHILLINGS Halifax Currency, to the Bearer on Demand. LA BANQUE DE MONTREAL paye au porteur sur demande UNE Piastre pour valeur reçue. Montreal 1er Janvier 1835 1 |
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