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1 Pound Royal Bank of Canada
| Issuer | Royal Bank of Canada |
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| Year | 1911 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Reverse description | The centre of the reverse carries a large intaglio engraving of the Royal Arms of the United Kingdom, with a crowned shield supported by a lion and a unicorn, the motto DIEU ET MON DROIT on a ribbon below, all rendered in dark green on a fine guilloche ground. Flanking the central arms are two symmetrical lathe-work medallions, each enclosing the denomination POUND over the numeral 1. The bank name THE ROYAL BANK OF CANADA is lettered in a curved banner at the top, with the printer's imprint AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY, OTTAWA at the foot. |
| Reverse lettering | THE ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 1 POUND 1 POUND DIEU ET MON DROIT ONE 1 ONE ONE 1 ONE AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY, OTTAWA |
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The Royal Bank of Canada issued pound-denominated notes for use in its Jamaican operations, where sterling-based currency remained the working standard well into the twentieth century. This 1911 note predates the Jamaican government's assumption of exclusive note-issuing authority, a period when chartered Canadian banks operating on the island competed openly in the local currency supply.
The American Bank Note Company's Ottawa plant handled production — the same facility responsible for much of the chartered bank paper circulating across Canada at the time. P#S221 falls within a series that was relatively short-lived; the Royal Bank wound down its private Caribbean note issues as regulatory consolidation tightened through the 1910s and 1920s.