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20 Dollars
| Issuer | Merchants Bank of Canada |
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| Year | 1903 |
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| Reference(s) | P#S1158 |
| Obverse description | Large intaglio vignette of a steer's head at left, with elaborate guilloche border. Bank title THE MERCHANTS BANK OF CANADA in bold lettering at top center, serial numbers in red at upper left and right. Denomination numeral 20 at center within ornate lathe-work, date MONTREAL, 2ND JANUARY 1903 below; SPECIMEN overprint in red at bottom center. |
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| Obverse lettering | DOMINION OF CANADA THE MERCHANTS BANK OF CANADA WILL PAY TO BEARER ON DEMAND TWENTY DOLLARS CAPITAL $6,000,000 CHARTERED BY ACT OF PARLIAMENT MONTREAL, 2ND JANUARY 1903 COUNTERSIGNED SPECIMEN AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY, OTTAWA |
| Reverse description | Black intaglio on multicolor guilloche underprint in green and red. Bank crest at center within a circular lathe-work vignette, flanked by two large denomination counters each bearing the numeral 20. Intricate engine-turned rosette patterns fill the field, with THE MERCHANTS BANK OF CANADA inscribed in an arc above the crest and OF CANADA below. |
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