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100 Dollars - F.E.C. School Bank Montreal, Quebec
| Issuer | F.E.C. School Bank (Banque Scolaire), Montreal, Quebec |
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| Year | 1920 |
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| Printer | F.E.C., Montreal |
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| Obverse description | Central vignette of a portrait bust of Dollard des Ormeaux enclosed within a wreath of maple leaves, printed in brown on a yellow paper stock. Large denomination numerals '100' appear at left and right within guilloche-patterned cartouches, each flanked below by the letter 'C' in ornamental frames. The title 'BANQUE SCOLAIRE' arcs across the top in bold letterpress, with the legend '100 CENT 100 CENT 100' running along the lower margin. |
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| Obverse lettering | BANQUE SCOLAIRE 100 C DOLLARD DES ORMEAUX 100 CENT |
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School savings banks — "banques scolaires" — were a fixture of Quebec's Catholic educational system in the early twentieth century, run through parish schools to instill thrift habits in children. The F.E.C. (Frères de l'Enseignement Chrétien, the French branch of the De La Salle Brothers) operated their own internal scrip alongside the broader movement, printed and redeemed entirely within the school network. These were not legal tender in any sense; they functioned as classroom currency, recording deposits and rewarding saving behavior.
The yellow paper stock — "jaune" — was a deliberate denomination marker within the series, distinguishing the 100-dollar face value from lower denominations printed on different colors. At 105 × 53 mm, the format is notably small even by school scrip standards.