Catalog
4 Dollars
| Issuer | City Bank |
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| Year | 1857 |
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| Currency | Dollar (1792-date) |
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| Obverse description | The obverse carries a central vignette of a seated male figure atop a rocky outcrop, flanked by two circular medallions bearing the numeral '4' at left and right. A lower-left vignette presents an allegorical pastoral scene with figures, while the lower-right vignette shows a classical female figure. The royal arms of Canada appear in the upper-right corner, and the bank title 'CITY BANK' is set in bold letterpress across the centre, with the denomination 'FOUR DOLLARS' inscribed below and a reference to the Banking House in Montreal. |
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| Obverse lettering | PROVINCE OF CANADA CITY BANK FOUR DOLLARS BANKING HOUSE MONTREAL INCORPORATED BY ACT OF PARLIAMENT ON DEMAND PROMISES TO PAY FOUR |
| Reverse description | The reverse is plain, printed on unadorned cream-toned cotton paper with no design elements, vignettes, or printed text, consistent with Canadian chartered bank note production of the mid-nineteenth century. |
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