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20 Dollars
| Issuer | Bank of Montreal |
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| Year | 1891 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse description | Printed in green and black by intaglio in the ornate engraved style of late nineteenth-century North American bank note art, the obverse presents a central allegorical vignette of a seated figure beside a heraldic shield, flanked by an intaglio portrait of a bearded gentleman at left and a white-bearded gentleman at right, all set against guilloche underprint panels with counter numerals '20' at the lower corners. The bold heading 'THE BANK OF MONTREAL' arches across the upper portion, accompanied by the legend 'WILL PAY TO BEARER ON DEMAND' and the date 'MONTREAL, Jan. 2, 1891' inscribed below. The note is overprinted 'SPECIMEN' across the face. |
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| Reverse description | Engraved entirely in green, the reverse is centred on a detailed architectural vignette of the Bank of Montreal's head office, a neoclassical building with a grand colonnaded portico, enclosed within an elaborate border of guilloche scrollwork with radiating fan ornaments at each lower corner. The denomination 'TWENTY DOLLARS' is inscribed across the upper margin flanking the central vignette, with counter numerals '20' at the lower corners. The imprint of the American Bank Note Company, New York appears in small lettering along the lower margin. |
| Reverse lettering | TWENTY DOLLARS BANK OF MONTREAL 20 AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY, NEW YORK |
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