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1 Dollar = 5 Shillings
| Issuer | Bank of the People |
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| Year | 1836 |
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| Composition | Paper |
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| Reverse description | Plain unprinted reverse with collector notations and handwritten inscriptions in ink, including what appears to be catalog reference and date markings; scattered staining and fold lines visible across the surface. |
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| Variants | P#S875Aa - Issued note P#S875Ap - Partially engraved date. Proof |
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The Bank of the People was a short-lived Upper Canadian chartered bank, and this note sits at an interesting intersection: denominated in both dollars and shillings to serve a bilingual commercial public still transitioning between British sterling reckoning and the dollar system that would eventually win out. The dual denomination was a practical necessity, not an affectation.
Durand, Burton & Edmonds operated briefly in New York during the mid-1830s before the principals reorganized under different firm names — making notes from this printer inherently dateable to a narrow window.