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| Issuer | Merchants Bank of Halifax |
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| Year | 1893 |
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| Shape | Rectangular |
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| Obverse description | The obverse is printed in black with blue and orange accents. At left, a large vignette presents a three-masted sailing vessel navigating rough seas, while at right a second vignette shows a multi-storey stone commercial building. The centre carries the denomination TEN DOLLARS within an ornate guilloche medallion, with the bank title THE MERCHANTS BANK OF HALIFAX arched above and the legend DOMINION OF CANADA across the top. The date Halifax, Nova Scotia, 2nd June 1893 and a Cashier signature line appear at the lower centre, with SPECIMEN overprinted in red. |
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| Obverse lettering | DOMINION OF CANADA THE MERCHANTS BANK OF HALIFAX WILL PAY ON DEMAND TO BEARER TEN DOLLARS Halifax, Nova Scotia, 2nd June 1893 SPECIMEN CASHIER |
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| Reverse lettering | MERCHANTS BANK OF HALIFAX X 10 10 AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY, NEW YORK |
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