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1 Dollar
| Issuer | Dominion of Canada |
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| Year | 1911 |
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| Size | 185 x 92 mm |
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| Reverse lettering | DOMINION OF CANADA / DOLLAR ONE DOLLAR / ONE |
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| Variants | P#27a - Green line above signature. Series A-L P#27b - Black line above signature. Series L-Y |
| Comments |
The Dominion of Canada's 1911 dollar issue arrived during a politically charged moment: Wilfrid Laurier's government had commissioned the series, but the notes entered circulation under Robert Borden's Conservative administration after the September 1911 election. The Ministry of Finance — not the Bank of Canada, which didn't yet exist — retained direct control over Dominion notes throughout this period, a constitutional arrangement that persisted until 1934.
The American Bank Note Company had relocated its Canadian operations to Ottawa by this time, meaning production was genuinely domestic rather than exported work dressed in local branding. Pick 27 belongs to a short-lived signature combination, making certain signing variants considerably scarcer than others within the same type.