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20 Dollars / Piastres
| Issuer | Banque d'Hochelaga |
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| Year | 1880 |
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| Shape | Rectangular |
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| Obverse lettering | PROVINCE DE QUEBEC BANQUE D'HOCHELAGA Montreal This Bank will pay Cette Banque paiera TWENTY DOLLARS VINGT PIASTRES to bearer on demand au porteur à vue 1er September 1880 CAISSIER PRESIDENT INCORPORATED BY ACT OF PARLIAMENT CANADA BANK NOTE PRINTING Ltd. SPECIMEN CANCELLED 20 |
| Reverse description | The reverse is executed in dark green intaglio throughout, with a large central guilloche medallion occupying the principal field, flanked symmetrically by two circular lathe-work rosettes each bearing the numeral '20'. An upper cartouche carries the inscription 'BANQUE' and a lower cartouche 'D'HOCHELAGA', the two connected by dense engine-turned scrollwork filling the entire ground, while starburst ornaments punctuate each of the four corners. |
| Reverse lettering | BANQUE D'HOCHELAGA 20 20 |
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