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20 Dollars
| Issuer | Royal Bank of Canada |
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| Year | 1909 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse lettering | DOMINION OF CANADA THE Royal Bank of Canda WILL PAY TO BEARER ON DEMAND 20 20 TWENTY DOLLARS MONTREAL JAN 2nd, 1909. BARBADOS PAYABLE AT BRIDGETOWN BARBADOS 20 TWENTY |
| Reverse description | Black intaglio print on blue guilloche underprint. The British Royal coat of arms, supported by a lion and a unicorn, occupies the central vignette, with the denomination numeral 20 in ornate lathe-work panels at left and right. The bank title THE ROYAL BANK OF CANADA arches across the top and bottom borders. |
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The Royal Bank of Canada was still headquartered in Halifax when this series was designed, having only recently relocated its operational center to Montreal. The 1909 chartering period saw several Canadian chartered banks commissioning high-denomination notes from ABNC simultaneously, making differentiation between contemporaneous issues a matter of close scrutiny for collectors today.
Chartered bank notes in Canada remained legal tender alongside Dominion of Canada government issues until the Bank of Canada Act of 1934 forced private banks out of the currency business entirely. This note predates that transition by a quarter century.