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| Issuer | Banque Canadienne Nationale |
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| Year | 1925 |
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| Currency | Dollar (1858-date) |
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| Obverse description | Bilingual layout in dark purple on white paper, with a central guilloche vignette bearing the large numeral '100' flanked by two oval intaglio portrait vignettes — a gentleman in formal attire at left and another at right — each set within ornate scrollwork frames. The bank title 'BANQUE CANADIENNE NATIONALE' is inscribed across the upper register in bold letterpress, with the date 'Montreal, 1er Fév. 1925' and serial number printed in red. Bilingual pledge text 'WILL PAY TO BEARER ON DEMAND / PAIERA AU PORTEUR SUR DEMANDE' appears in the centre field, with two signature lines at the base for the Président and Gérant Général. |
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| Reverse description | Printed entirely in purple, the reverse is dominated by a large central oval vignette enclosing the Canadian provincial arms shield, supported by ornate foliate scrollwork and surrounded by a lathe-work guilloche border. The large numeral '100' appears twice in the lateral fields within scalloped cartouches, and additional repetitions of '100' fill the outer border pattern. The bank title 'BANQUE CANADIENNE NATIONALE' is inscribed in a rectangular panel at the base, with the printer's imprint below. |
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| Signature(s) | J.A. Vaillancourt and B. Leman |
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