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1 Dollar
| Issuer | City Bank |
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| Year | 1857 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse description | The obverse is divided into three vignette zones: at centre, a large intaglio group scene with a portrait medallion of a young queen flanked by two Indigenous figures in traditional dress and two soldiers against a rural landscape; to the left and right, oval portrait vignettes of two male figures in dark frock coats. The denomination ONE DOLLAR appears in bold letterpress below the central vignette, flanked by counter medallions bearing the numeral 1 in ornate guilloche surrounds, with CITY BANK and PROVINCE OF CANADA inscribed in the upper margin. The lower border carries the legend INCORPORATED BY ACT OF PARLIAMENT — PROVINCE OF CANADA. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse presents a central lathe-work counter bearing the word ONE in bold block lettering, enclosed within intricate guilloche geometric patterns forming an oval underprint. The word MONTREAL appears in letterpress both above and below the central counter, with the overall design rendered in pale ink against aged cotton paper stock. No pictorial vignettes are present, the composition relying entirely on the geometric security printing. |
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| Variants | P#S1650a - Issued note without overprint P#S1650b - Blue overprint: QUEBEC |
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