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The obverse is printed in dark green and black intaglio on a fine guilloche underprint. At upper centre, the bank title LA BANQUE NATIONALE is set within an elaborate scrollwork border, flanked by the numeral 10 in each corner. A central vignette to the left portrays a military or allegorical figure in a landscape scene, while an oval portrait vignette to the right bears the bust of a gentleman in formal attire. The bilingual promise-to-pay text PAIERA AU PORTEUR À DEMANDE / WILL PAY TO BEARER ON DEMAND appears at centre, with the date and place of issue QUÉBEC, LE 2 NOVEMBRE 1922 inscribed above. The denomination DIX PIASTRES TEN DOLLARS is lettered across the lower centre, with signature lines for GÉRANT-GÉNÉRAL and PRÉSIDENT below. |
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The reverse is printed entirely in green intaglio with a rich guilloche border running the full perimeter. LA BANQUE NATIONALE is inscribed in bold lettering at the top. A central allegorical vignette within an ornate oval frame depicts a seated female figure in a pastoral agricultural setting, surrounded by a wreath and the legend NATURA ARTIS INDUSTRIA CRESCIT. Large numeral 10 medallions in decorative lathe-work appear to the left and right of the central vignette. The denomination DIX PIASTRES is lettered along the lower centre panel. |
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La Banque Nationale was a Quebec-based chartered bank, not a central bank — the French name misleads at a glance. It operated out of Quebec City from 1859 until its 1924 absorption into the Banque Canadienne Nationale, meaning this 1922 note was issued just two years before the bank ceased to exist as an independent institution.
The dual Piastres/Dollars denomination wording reflects a bilingual Quebec market convention that persisted among Quebec chartered banks long after "piastre" had faded from English-Canadian usage. The British American Bank Note Company in Ottawa handled most of the major Canadian chartered bank series in this period, working from engraved steel plates with relatively standardized security approaches.