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| Issuer | Bank of British North America |
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| Year | 18xx |
| Type | Pattern or trial banknote |
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| Obverse description | Black intaglio on white paper. Central vignette of the bank's heraldic crest flanked by two standing figures, enclosed within a scrolled cartouche bearing the bank's name in script. Circular denomination counters at lower left (DIX 10 PIASTRES, MONTREAL) and lower right (TEN 10 DOLLARS, CANADA BRANCH). Promise-to-pay text with TEN DOLLARS over a lathe-work underprint band. |
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| Obverse lettering | BANK OF BRITISH NORTH AMERICA LOWER MONTREAL DIX 10 PIASTRES CANADA BRANCH TEN 10 DOLLARS We Promise to pay or order on Demand TEN DOLLARS for value received at our Bank MONTREAL 18 For the Directors and Company, MANAGER. ACCOUNT. $TEN X$ |
| Reverse description | Unprinted reverse showing bleed-through of the obverse intaglio impression in mirror image, with the heraldic vignette, circular counters, and lathe-work band visible in reverse through the paper. The sheet bears no intentional reverse printing, consistent with a pattern or trial piece. |
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