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1 Dollar
| Issuer | Merchants Bank of Prince Edward Island |
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| Year | 1871-1889 |
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| Currency | Dollar (1871-1935) |
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| Obverse description | The obverse is printed in dark green and black, with a central vignette of a farmer ploughing a field with two oxen occupying the left portion. To the right, a standing male figure, likely a merchant or labourer, appears within a framed vignette. The bank title THE MERCHANTS BANK OF PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND is inscribed in bold letterpress across the centre, with the denomination ONE DOLLAR and the clause ON DEMAND rendered below in ornate script. The note carries handwritten date and place of issue at upper right, with manuscript signatures of the Cashier and President at the lower margin. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse is printed entirely in green, with a central octagonal guilloche medallion bearing the inscription MERCHANTS BANK OF PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND arranged around the numeral 1. Flanking the central medallion on both left and right are additional circular lathe-work vignettes each containing the word ONE. The overall design relies on intricate engine-turned geometric patterns characteristic of mid-nineteenth-century Canadian private bank note printing. |
| Reverse lettering | MERCHANTS BANK OF PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND ONE ONE 1 |
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