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10 Piastres
| Issuer | Banque d'Hochelaga |
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| Year | 1889 |
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| Currency | Dollar (1858-date) |
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| Obverse description | The obverse bears the bold serif inscription BANQUE D'HOCHELAGA across the upper portion, flanked by an ornate guilloche border. To the left, a detailed intaglio vignette portrays a rural agricultural scene with a farmer and horses at work in a field; to the right, a finely engraved portrait medallion of a bearded gentleman in 17th-century dress. The centre carries the denomination DIX PIASTRES within a panel, with the date Montréal, 1er Juin 1889 below, and this example is overprinted CANCELLED and bears SPECIMEN perforations at lower left and right. |
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| Obverse lettering | BANQUE D'HOCHELAGA DIX PIASTRES TEN Payable au Porteur Montréal, 1er Juin 1889 PRESIDENT CAISSIER Canada Bank Note Co. Montreal SPECIMEN CANCELLED |
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| Variants | P#S787p1 - Black. Proof P#S787p2 - Black on multicolor underprint. Proof P#S787s - Back orange. Specimen |
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