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2 Dollars
| Issuer | Union Bank, Montreal |
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| Year | 1838 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse description | The obverse is set in a horizontal format with the bank title THE UNION BANK and MONTREAL in bold letterpress at centre, surrounded by manuscript text reading the promise to pay Two Dollars. Two large numeral '2' counters appear at left and right flanking the central text panel. A central vignette at upper centre shows a seated figure in a pastoral or harvest scene executed in fine intaglio engraving, while a secondary vignette at upper right depicts a standing female figure. The inscription LOWER CANADA appears across the top margin, with manuscript date and handwritten signatures of the Cashier and President at the foot of the note. |
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| Obverse lettering | THE UNION BANK TWO DOLLARS MONTREAL LOWER CANADA For Value Received 2 TWO |
| Reverse description | The reverse is printed in a plain typographic style with an all-over pattern of repeated circular guilloche medallions arranged in a grid across the entire surface, each enclosing a numeral or ornamental device. The design is executed in a single colour on unadorned paper with no further vignettes or inscriptions, serving as a simple anti-counterfeiting underprint characteristic of early Canadian colonial banknote production. |
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