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| Issuer | Metropolitan Bank |
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| Year | 1902 |
| Type | Specimen |
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| Obverse description | The obverse is dominated by a central intaglio vignette of miners at work in a shaft, rendered in fine engraved detail with figures operating drilling equipment underground. The bank title THE METROPOLITAN BANK arcs in bold letterpress across the upper portion, flanked by ornate guilloche panels bearing the denomination numeral 100 in each corner. The place and date TORONTO, NOVEMBER 5TH 1902 appear at the top, with the promise clause I WILL PAY TO THE BEARER ON DEMAND and the denomination legend ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS set below the vignette, above the signature lines for PRESIDENT and COUNTER-SIGNED. |
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| Obverse lettering | THE METROPOLITAN BANK TORONTO, NOVEMBER 5TH 1902 I WILL PAY TO THE BEARER ON DEMAND ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS 100 PRESIDENT COUNTER-SIGNED American Bank Note Co. Ottawa |
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| Variants | P#S1201s1 - Specimen. 5.11.1902 P#S1201s2 - Specimen. 5.11.1912 |
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