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| Issuer | Bank of British North America |
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| Year | 1874 |
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| Currency | Canadian Dollar |
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| Obverse description | Black intaglio print on white paper with green underprint. The supported royal arms vignette occupies the upper centre, flanked by two oval guilloche medallions inscribed HAMILTON and numeral 10 corner pieces with foliate scrollwork. A central text panel carries the promise to pay, with serial numbers at left and right. |
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| Obverse lettering | THE BANK OF BRITISH NORTH AMERICA / THIS BANK WILL PAY THE BEARER ON DEMAND TEN DOLLARS / AT HAMILTON / INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER / TEN DOLLARS / 10 / HAMILTON |
| Reverse description | Plain reverse printed in green, largely unadorned, with show-through of the obverse green underprint visible through the worn paper. No distinct vignette or lettering panel is discernible on this side. |
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