Catalog
Why register? Just to keep bots out of our catalog. Your email stays private - we will never share it or send you anything uninvited. We guarantee you that!
| Issuer | Northern Crown Bank, Winnipeg |
|---|---|
| Year | 1908 |
| Type | Log in to see details |
| Value | Log in to see details |
| Currency | Log in to see details |
| Composition | Cotton paper |
| Size | Log in to see details |
| Shape | Log in to see details |
| Printer | Log in to see details |
| Designer(s) | Log in to see details |
| Engraver(s) | Log in to see details |
| In circulation to | Log in to see details |
| Reference(s) | Log in to see details |
| Obverse description | Log in to see details |
|---|---|
| Obverse lettering | THE NORTHERN CROWN BANK WILL PAY TO THE BEARER ON DEMAND TEN DOLLARS WINNIPEG, JULY 2ND 1908 COUNTERSIGNED PRESIDENT TEN 10 |
| Reverse description | Log in to see details |
| Reverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Signature(s) | Log in to see details |
| Protection type | Log in to see details |
| Protection description | Log in to see details |
| Variants | S1249a - dated 02.07.1908 S1249b - dated 02.07.1914 |
| Comments |
The Northern Crown Bank was one of the shorter-lived chartered banks in Canadian history, incorporated in 1904 and absorbed by the Royal Bank of Canada in 1918 after a troubled final decade. It operated primarily across Manitoba and Saskatchewan, and its note issues are correspondingly scarce — the bank never achieved the geographic reach or capitalization of its eastern rivals, which kept print runs modest.
The British American Bank Note Company in Ottawa handled virtually all of the Northern Crown's issued paper. D.H. McMillan served as the bank's general manager; the cashier countersignature on surviving examples varies, a small wrinkle that occasionally matters to specialists assembling complete signature sets for this issuer.