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1 Dollar/Piastre = 5 Shillings
| Issuer | Agricultural Bank, Toronto |
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| Year | 1834-1835 |
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| Reference(s) | P#S1551 |
| Obverse description | The obverse carries the bold serif heading AGRICULTURAL BANK at the top centre, with UPPER CANADA to the left and CANADA to the right. Large numeral 1 counters appear at the left and right margins, flanking a central vignette of a horse in profile, rendered in fine intaglio engraving. The promise-to-pay text reads payable at the Office in TORONTO, FIVE SHILLINGS Currency, for value received, TORONTO, with the issuing agent line reading Per Mays, Russell, Green & Co. |
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| Obverse lettering | AGRICULTURAL BANK UPPER CANADA ONE DOLLAR FIVE SHILLINGS TORONTO Per Mays, Russell, Green & Co. |
| Reverse description | The reverse is unprinted, presenting a plain off-white cotton paper surface with no vignette, text, or ornamental design, consistent with early nineteenth-century Upper Canadian private bank issues of this period. |
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