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| Issuer | Imperial Bank of Canada |
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| Year | 1923 |
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| Shape | Rectangular |
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| Obverse description | Oval intaglio portrait of P. Howland at left, set within an elaborate guilloche border. Central vignette bears the denomination numeral '100' within an intricate lathe-work underprint, flanked by large 'C' letters; bank title across top, date 'Nov. 1st 1923' and place 'Toronto' below. Red 'SPECIMEN' overprint and zeroed serial numbers indicate specimen status; signature lines for President and General Manager appear at foot. |
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| Obverse lettering | IMPERIAL BANK OF CANADA WILL PAY TO BEARER ON DEMAND TORONTO, Nov. 1st 1923 ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS PRESIDENT GENERAL MANAGER SPECIMEN |
| Reverse description | Printed entirely in olive-green, the reverse centres on a circular vignette of a lion passant guardant atop an imperial crown, executed in fine intaglio. Denomination counters '100' appear in guilloche ovals to either side, with 'ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS' in a scroll cartouche along the lower border. The bank title 'IMPERIAL BANK OF CANADA' runs across the top within an elaborate lathe-work frame. |
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