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10 Dollars School Bank
| Issuer | Banque Scolaire |
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| Year | 1920 |
| Type | Fantasy banknote |
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| Obverse description | Central vignette of Jacques Cartier in a circular wreath frame, printed in orange on plain stock. Denomination numeral '10' appears in guilloche cartouches at left and right, with 'DIX DIX' below. Maple leaf corner ornaments frame the note, with 'BANQUE SCOLAIRE' in bold letterpress across the top. |
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| Reverse description | Vignette of geographical and navigational instruments including a globe, telescope, inkwell with quill, and books, accompanied by a biographical text panel about Jacques Cartier. Denomination '$10' appears at upper left and right, with publisher and copyright details at foot. |
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Banque Scolaire notes were issued to Quebec schoolchildren as part of a savings education program run through Catholic parish schools in the early twentieth century. Children deposited small amounts of real money and received these scholastic receipts in return — not legal tender, but functional within the school savings system. The program was tied closely to the Church-run caisse movement and the broader effort to build financial habits among francophone working-class families.
The $10 denomination was the highest commonly encountered in the series, representing a meaningful sum for a child saver in 1920.