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20 Dollars
| Issuer | Halifax Banking Company |
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| Year | 1871 |
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| Printer | Canada Bank Note Company, Montreal & American Bank Note Company, New York |
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| Obverse description | The obverse is dominated by a central intaglio vignette of Halifax Harbour with sailing vessels and a fortified hilltop in the background, rendered in fine engraved detail. To the left and right are ornate lathe-work medallions bearing the denomination "CANADA $20 CURRENCY" within elaborate guilloche frames. The issuer's name "THE HALIFAX BANKING COMPANY" arches across the top, with the place and date of issue "Halifax, Nova Scotia, Sept. 11, 1871" inscribed below the central vignette, alongside the promise to pay text and signature lines for Cashier and President. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse is printed entirely in black intaglio and comprises three large interlocking guilloche rosettes of great complexity: a central elongated oval medallion bearing the bold serif numeral "TWENTY" flanked by the figure "20", with two circular rosettes to either side each containing the numeral "20" repeated within concentric lathe-work rings. The issuer's name "THE HALIFAX BANKING COMPANY" arches across the top of the composition, with the printer's imprint of the Canada Bank Note Co., Montreal, appearing at the lower margins. |
| Reverse lettering | THE HALIFAX BANKING COMPANY TWENTY 20 Canada Bank Note Co. Montreal |
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