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| Issuer | Banque du Peuple |
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| Year | 1882 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse description | Black on green underprint. Central guilloche bears the denomination numeral X flanked by two portrait vignettes — a queen at left and a uniformed male at right — with cherub groups between them; allegorical female figures with serpents occupy both lateral margins. Bilingual text reads LA BANQUE DU PEUPLE / DEUX LOUIS DIX CHELINS / TWO POUNDS TEN SHILLINGS, with MONTREAL and manuscript date below two manuscript signatures. |
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| Obverse lettering | LA BANQUE DU PEUPLE DEUX LOUIS DIX CHELINS TWO POUNDS TEN SHILLINGS TEN DIX INCORPORÉE PAR ACTE DU PARLEMENT CHARTERED BY ACT OF PARLIAMENT MONTREAL |
| Reverse description | Printed entirely in blue. A central ornate guilloche medallion bears the numeral 10, flanked symmetrically by scrolling acanthus vine work enclosing two circular vignettes: a labouring figure at left and a cherub with implements at right, with additional putti perched atop the scroll work. |
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