Catalog
10 Dollars
| Issuer | Molsons Bank, Montreal |
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| Year | 1918 |
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| Composition | Cotton paper |
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| Obverse description | The obverse is printed in dark green and black on white paper, with an upper border reading DOMINION OF CANADA and the denomination numeral 10 repeated along the margins. Two intaglio portrait vignettes occupy the left and right fields, each showing a distinguished gentleman in formal attire. The centre carries the bank title THE MOLSONS BANK in bold lettering over a guilloche rosette enclosing the numeral 10, with the text CHARTERED BY ACT OF PARLIAMENT 1855 / WILL PAY TO BEARER ON DEMAND / TEN DOLLARS and the date MONTREAL, 2ND JULY 1918 inscribed below, flanked by two large denomination numerals 10. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse is printed entirely in orange-brown, with an elaborate guilloche lathe-work border filling the entire surface. A central vignette presents the heraldic arms of Molsons Bank within a crowned shield cartouche bearing the inscription THE MOLSONS BANK, surrounded by dense geometric underprint patterns. Denomination numerals 10 appear in the left and right panels within ornate guilloche frames. |
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| Signature(s) | W.M. Macpherson and W.F. Molson |
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