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20 Piastres/Dollars
| Issuer | La Banque Nationale |
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| Year | 1922 |
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| Currency | Piastre (1872-1926) |
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| Obverse description | Dark brown and green intaglio-printed note with the bank title LA BANQUE NATIONALE in bold letterpress across the upper centre, flanked on each side by SPECIMEN overprints in red. To the left, a vignette of a historic Quebec townscape with a fortified cliff; to the right, a portrait medallion of a distinguished gentleman in three-quarter view. The central guilloche medallion bears the numeral 20, with bilingual promise text PAIERA AU PORTEUR À DEMANDE and WILL PAY TO BEARER ON DEMAND on either side. The denomination VINGT PIASTRES — TWENTY DOLLARS appears along the lower border, with signature lines for GÉRANT-GÉNÉRAL and PRÉSIDENT beneath the central vignette. |
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| Obverse lettering | VINGT 20 TWENTY QUÉBEC, LE 3 NOVEMBRE 1922 SPÉCIMEN LA BANQUE NATIONALE SPÉCIMEN PAIERA AU PORTEUR À DEMANDE WILL PAY TO BEARER ON DEMAND 20 A A VINGT PIASTRES — TWENTY DOLLARS GÉRANT-GÉNÉRAL PRÉSIDENT British American Bank Note Co. Limited |
| Reverse description | Printed in green, the reverse centres on an allegorical vignette of a seated female figure with agricultural and industrial attributes, enclosed within an ornate cartouche bearing the motto SALUTI FORTIS INDUSTRIA ROBUR. Two large guilloche rosettes bearing the numeral 20 flank the central vignette. The bank title LA BANQUE NATIONALE appears at the top within a decorative scrollwork panel, and the denomination VINGT PIASTRES is inscribed in bold letterpress along the lower border. The overall design is framed by an intricate lathe-work border with corner numerals 20. |
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