20 Dollars

Issuer	Standard Bank of Canada, Toronto
Year	1914-1919
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Printer	American Bank Note Company
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Obverse description	Green and red intaglio-printed note with a central oval vignette containing a portrait of two allegorical female figures, rendered in a classical style and framed by a laurel wreath border. The bank title 'The Standard Bank of Canada' arches across the top in ornate script, with the clause 'Will Pay the Bearer on Demand' below it; large guilloche-laden 'XX' numerals flank the central vignette on both sides. The place of issue 'Toronto' and a date appear at lower centre, with two manuscript signatures identifying the President and General Manager at bottom left and right respectively.
Obverse lettering	THE STANDARD BANK OF CANADA WILL PAY THE BEARER ON DEMAND TWENTY DOLLARS TORONTO PRESIDENT GENERAL MANAGER XX 20
Reverse description	Printed entirely in green, the reverse is dominated by an elaborate central medallion bearing the bank's heraldic lion device and the legend 'The Standard Bank of Canada, Estd. 1855', surrounded by dense lathe-work guilloche patterns. Large counters with the numeral '20' appear at each side of the medallion, and further geometric guilloche panels fill the corners and borders. The denomination 'TWENTY DOLLARS' is lettered along the bottom in bold serif type.
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