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20 Dollars
| Issuer | Imperial Bank of Canada, Toronto |
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| Year | 1876 |
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| Value | 20 Dollars |
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| Obverse description | The obverse is printed in black on white paper with green guilloche underprint. At upper centre, a large vignette shows a farmer guiding a horse-drawn plough in a field, rendered in fine intaglio engraving. To the lower right, an oval portrait vignette of a bearded gentleman appears in intaglio. The bank title 'Imperial Bank of Canada' is set in bold letterpress across the upper portion, with the denomination numeral '20' at lower left and upper right, the place of issue 'Toronto' at centre, and manuscript date and promise-to-pay text reading 'will pay Twenty Dollars' across the centre field. |
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| Obverse lettering | IMPERIAL BANK OF CANADA TORONTO On Demand Will pay Twenty Dollars Canada Bank Note Printing Co. 20 |
| Reverse description | The reverse is printed entirely in green, with a large central lozenge-shaped guilloche medallion bearing the inscription 'IMPERIAL BANK OF CANADA' in bold letters around a floral lathe-work centre. The denomination numeral '20' appears in ornate circular panels at the left and right extremities, flanked by intricate engine-turned rosette and scroll border work. |
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