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10 Dollars
| Issuer | Province of Canada |
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| Year | 1866 |
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| Currency | Dollar (1858-1871) |
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| Obverse description | Black intaglio print on white paper with a large central guilloche medallion bearing the numeral "10". To the left, a detailed vignette of sailors and dockworkers at a wharf with a sailing vessel in the background. To the upper centre, a small vignette of a steamship at sea flanked by a second vignette of a lion's head, with a further industrial or landscape vignette to the right. A beaver vignette occupies the lower right corner, while ornate lettering reads "Province of Canada" and "TEN DOLLARS" across the centre, with the date and serial number handwritten in manuscript. |
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| Reverse description | Printed entirely in green, the reverse is dominated by a central oval panel bearing the bold inscription "PROVINCE OF CANADA" within an intricate lathe-work border of fine guilloche patterns. Large ornate "X" counters appear at the left and right extremities, each enclosed in elaborate scrollwork frames, with additional rosette ornaments at the corners. The printer's imprint "American Bank Note Co. New York" appears in small lettering below the central panel. |
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| Variants | P#4a - vertical overprint: PAYABLE AT MONTREAL P#4b - vertical overprint: PAYABLE AT TORONTO; face proof only P#4[c] - vertical overprint: PAYABLE AT ST. JOHN; not confirmed |
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