1 Dollar / Piastre

Descrizione del dritto	The obverse is engraved in a classical early 19th-century style, with a central oval vignette of a female portrait bust at top centre, flanked by large ornate guilloche medallions bearing the numeral "1" at left and right. The text body states the promise to pay one dollar on demand at Montreal, dated 1st January 1822, with the issuing institution name "BANK OF CANADA" in bold letterpress. Two manuscript signatures appear at the lower portion, identifying the Cashier and President respectively.
Legenda del dritto	BANK OF CANADA ONE Dollar MONTREAL 1st Jany 1822 The President Directors and Co. of the Bank of Canada promise to pay Simon or bearer ONE Dollar on demand for value received Cash't Pres't
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Commenti	The Bank of Canada was not established until 1934. No issuing authority called "Bank of Canada" existed in 1822, and no Pick reference numbered P#1594 falls within any known Bank of Canada catalog range. The data provided here contains fundamental contradictions that cannot be resolved through inference.