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1 Dollar
| Issuer | Dominion of Canada |
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| Year | 1898 |
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| Reference(s) | P#24A |
| Obverse description | Printed in black over a salmon-pink guilloche underprint, the obverse carries an elaborate decorative border enclosing a central vignette of figures navigating a river by canoe through a wooded landscape. An oval portrait of a young woman is set within a decorative frame at left, balanced by a bearded male portrait at right; the legend "DOMINION OF CANADA" appears in bold gothic lettering across the top, with "WILL PAY TO THE BEARER ONE DOLLAR" inscribed in the lower central field above the manuscript signatures of the Minister of Finance and Deputy Minister. Date and place of issue, "OTTAWA, MARCH 31, 1898", complete the face, with the denomination "ONE DOLLAR" repeated in the lower margin. |
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| Variants | P#24Aa - Signature Courtney. Series D-K P#24Ab - Signature Boville. Series L-S |
| Comments |
The Dominion of Canada notes of this period were issued directly by the Department of Finance, not by a chartered bank — a distinction that mattered politically. Ottawa was determined to retain state control over small-denomination paper currency, keeping chartered banks out of the 1 and 2 dollar space entirely, a policy that held until 1935.
The American Bank Note Company operated a Ottawa facility by this period, so "printed in Ottawa" is accurate rather than the colonial shorthand it might appear. The 1898 date places this within the Laurier-era expansion, when Dominion note circulation was rising sharply alongside western settlement demand.
Pick 24A distinguishes this by signature combination — the specific pairing of finance officer signatures is the primary sorting criterion within the 1897–1898 issue.