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1 Dollar = 1 Piastre
| Uitgever | Army Bill Office |
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| Jaar | 1813 |
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| Waarde | Log in om details te zien |
| Valuta | Army Bill (1813-1815) |
| Samenstelling | Log in om details te zien |
| Afmetingen | Log in om details te zien |
| Vorm | Log in om details te zien |
| Drukker | Log in om details te zien |
| Ontwerper(s) | Log in om details te zien |
| Graveur(s) | Log in om details te zien |
| In omloop tot | Log in om details te zien |
| Referentie(s) | Log in om details te zien |
| Beschrijving voorzijde | The note bears a vignette of cannon and military trophies at upper left, flanked by the manuscript serial number and the denomination expressed as '1D. ARMY BILL. 1P.' The central text, rendered in a combination of letterpress and manuscript, reads the bearer promise to pay One Dollar in cash at the Army Bill Office, issued by command of His Excellency the Commander of the Forces. Diagonal manuscript lettering of the denomination 'One Dollar / Une Piastre' repeats in the left margin as a security underprint. |
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| Opschrift voorzijde | Log in om details te zien |
| Beschrijving keerzijde | Log in om details te zien |
| Opschrift keerzijde | Log in om details te zien |
| Handtekening(en) | Log in om details te zien |
| Beveiligingstype | Manuscript serial number, Marginal denomination underprint |
| Beschrijving beveiliging | Log in om details te zien |
| Varianten | Log in om details te zien |
| Opmerkingen |
Army Bills were issued by the British military administration in the Canadas to fund operations during the War of 1812, when the blockade effectively severed the supply of specie. The Army Bill Office in Quebec operated under the authority of the Commander of the Forces — not a civilian bank — which makes this one of the few genuinely military-issued paper currencies in North American history. Redemption was guaranteed by the British government, which gave the bills unusual credibility and allowed them to circulate at par with coin, something virtually no other colonial paper managed.
The manuscript serial number was applied by hand at the time of issue — clerical staff at the Quebec office signed and numbered each note individually.