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10 Dollars
| Issuer | Sterling Bank of Canada, Toronto |
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| Year | 1906 |
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| Value | 10 Dollars |
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| Obverse lettering | THE STERLING BANK OF CANADA WILL PAY TO THE BEARER ON DEMAND TEN DOLLARS TORNTO, APRIL 25th 1906. TEN 10 |
| Reverse description | Printed in green ink, the reverse is dominated by an elaborate symmetrical guilloche border framing a large central vignette of a classical allegorical female figure seated with a lion at her side and a steamship visible in the background, evoking commerce and industry. Large numeral counters '10' in ornate lathe-work panels flank the central vignette on either side. The bank name is inscribed in a straight-line panel at the base of the central design. |
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The Sterling Bank of Canada had a short and undistinguished run — chartered in 1905, it collapsed in 1914 and was absorbed by the Standard Bank of Canada. Notes from the full series are correspondingly scarce, since the bank never grew large enough to put significant quantities of paper into broad circulation.
The American Bank Note Company printed for dozens of Canadian chartered banks during this period, and the Sterling engagement was among the smaller commissions. ABNC's Toronto agency handled distribution of completed sheets back to the issuing bank.