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100 Dollars - FF. S.-C. School Bank Montreal, Quebec
| Issuer | Banque Scolaire (School Bank), Montreal, Quebec |
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| Year | 1929 |
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| Size | 105 × 56 mm |
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| Obverse description | Central vignette of a maritime scene with a lighthouse, sailing vessel, and turbulent waves, flanked by large denomination numerals '100' on each side within ornate scroll work. Allegorical figures with banners inscribed 'SUCCES', 'PLAISIRS', and 'APPLICATION' are interspersed throughout the design. The upper portion bears the issuer title 'BANQUE SCOLAIRE' in a ribbon cartouche, with guilloche border ornamentation and fine hatching throughout. |
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| Obverse lettering | 100 BANQUE SCOLAIRE DROITS RESERVES, CANADA, 1929 FF. S.-C. 2240 FULLUM, MONTREAL |
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Banque Scolaire notes were pedagogical instruments issued by the Quebec Catholic school system, not monetary instruments in any legal sense. Students deposited small sums — pennies earned through chores or sold handicrafts — and received these printed receipts as part of a savings education program administered through parish schools. The FF. S.-C. designation identifies the Frères des Écoles Chrétiennes (Brothers of the Christian Schools), the De La Salle order that ran many francophone Catholic schools in Montreal during this period.
The $100 face value was purely aspirational — a pedagogical ceiling, not a redeemable sum. No child held that balance.