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100 Dollars
| Issuer | Canadian Bank of Commerce, Toronto |
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| Year | 1888-1912 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse description | The obverse is dominated by a central intaglio vignette of a seated allegorical female figure, rendered in fine line engraving, surrounded by scientific and mercantile instruments including a globe and books. The bank title THE CANADIAN BANK OF COMMERCE arcs across the upper portion in bold letterpress, with TORONTO and a manuscript date above. Ornate lathe-work guilloche panels in orange and black frame the denomination numeral 100 on both left and right sides, with two serial numbers printed in red and two signature lines below the central vignette. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse is printed in a uniform dark green intaglio, centred on a detailed architectural vignette of the Canadian Bank of Commerce head office building in Toronto, flanked by two large rampant griffin figures on ornate pedestals. Denomination panels bearing the numeral 100 appear at the upper left and right within intricate lathe-work borders, with the bank name split across the upper field as THE CANADIAN and BANK OF COMMERCE at the foot. |
| Reverse lettering | THE CANADIAN BANK OF COMMERCE 100 AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY, OTTAWA |
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