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2 Dollars/Piastres
| Issuer | Union Bank, Montreal |
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| Year | 1838 |
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| Value | 2 Dollars/Piastres |
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| Obverse lettering | MONTREAL LOWER CANADA UNION BANK TWO DOLLARS DEUX PIASTRES 2 DEUX PIASTRES TWO DOLLARS |
| Reverse description | The reverse is printed entirely in brown ink and displays a symmetrical arrangement of multiple large guilloche rosettes of varying sizes, with smaller vignettes of a beaver, a stag, and a steamboat interspersed between the circular lathe-work elements. The words 'STEEL' and 'PLATE' appear in bold letterpress within ornamental frames at the top and bottom centre respectively, flanked by elaborate engine-turned border panels. |
| Reverse lettering | STEEL PLATE |
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