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| Uitgever | Agricultural Bank, Montreal |
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| Jaar | 1841-1846 |
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| Waarde | 2 Dollars |
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| Samenstelling | Log in om details te zien |
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| Beschrijving keerzijde | The reverse is plain, printed on unadorned cream-coloured paper with no engraved design or vignette, bearing only a purple stamp reading 'WORTHLESS' applied diagonally in mirror image, indicating the note was officially cancelled or dishonoured. |
| Opschrift keerzijde | WORTHLESS |
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| Opmerkingen |
The Agricultural Bank of Montreal was a short-lived institution, chartered in 1837 and collapsed by 1847 — a casualty of chronic undercapitalization and the brutal credit conditions that swept through the Canadas in the wake of the 1837 financial panic. Notes issued during its final years circulated under increasing public skepticism, and redemption on demand was reportedly refused on multiple occasions before the bank finally ceased operations.
Printed locally in Montreal rather than sent to one of the established British security printers, the production quality reflects the limitations of colonial printing infrastructure in the 1840s. The Agricultural Bank never recovered from its early troubles, and surviving notes from this series are genuinely uncommon.