Catalog
10 Dollars
| Issuer | Molsons Bank, Montreal |
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| Year | 1912 |
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| Value | 10 Dollars |
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| Reverse description | The reverse is executed entirely in dark blue intaglio on a dense guilloche background, with the central panel occupied by the Molsons Bank heraldic arms surmounted by a crest and supported by scrollwork, enclosed within an ornate frame. The bank title THE MOLSONS BANK arches above the arms, and the denomination TEN DOLLARS is lettered in bold across the lower centre. Large numeral counters 10 appear at both the left and right panels, each surrounded by elaborate lathe-work rosettes and interlocking geometric patterns. |
| Reverse lettering | THE MOLSONS BANK TEN DOLLARS 10 |
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Molsons Bank was one of Canada's longest-surviving chartered banks, tracing its origins to 1855 and closely tied to the Molson family's broader commercial empire in Montreal. It was absorbed into the Bank of Montreal in 1925, and notes from this final period of independent operation are correspondingly scarce — the merger triggered a rapid redemption and destruction of outstanding Molsons issues.
The American Bank Note Company handled printing for a substantial portion of Canadian chartered bank issues during this period, and the plates were engraved in New York regardless of where the notes were payable. Molsons' chartering under the Bank Act of 1871 required periodic renewals, and the 1912 series reflects one of those reauthorization windows.