Catalog
20 Dollars
| Issuer | Canadian Bank of Commerce, Toronto |
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| Year | 1917 |
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| Value | 20 Dollars |
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| Obverse description | The obverse is executed in black intaglio on a pale lilac-grey underprint, with the bank title THE CANADIAN BANK OF COMMERCE arching across the top margin. A large central vignette carries a guilloché-bordered panel inscribed TWENTY DOLLARS and WILL PAY TO BEARER ON DEMAND, flanked by allegorical figures: a bearded Neptune or river god to the left holding a trident, and a seated female figure to the right, with a further group of mermaids or sea nymphs rendered in fine engraving in the lower right corner. The date TORONTO, 2ND JULY, 1917 appears below the central panel, accompanied by two manuscript facsimile signatures for the President and General Manager, and the denomination numeral XX is repeated in the lower corners. |
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| Obverse lettering | THE CANADIAN BANK OF COMMERCE WILL PAY TO BEARER ON DEMAND TWENTY DOLLARS TORONTO, 2ND JULY, 1917 PRESIDENT GENERAL MANAGER XX |
| Reverse description | The reverse is printed entirely in orange intaglio and presents the bank's heraldic coat of arms at centre, supported by two standing allegorical female figures — one to the left bearing a caduceus and marine symbols, the other to the right holding a sheaf of wheat — set against a lightly engraved background with agricultural and maritime emblems in the lower corners. The bold denomination numeral 20 appears in the left and right fields, with the word TWENTY inscribed beneath the central arms. The overall design reflects the high-relief engraving style characteristic of American Bank Note Company production of the period. |
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