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4 Dollars
| Issuer | Banque Jacques Cartier |
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| Year | 1870 |
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| Reference(s) | P#S826 |
| Obverse description | The obverse is printed in black on white paper with a green underprint. At the upper centre, the bank title LA BANQUE JACQUES CARTIER / PROVINCE DE QUEBEC arches across the width of the note. A central vignette shows a seated male portrait figure flanked by allegorical figures at left and right; the denomination appears in both French (QUATRE PIASTRES) and English (FOUR DOLLARS) on either side of the central vignette. The place of issue MONTREAL and date 2 Mars 1870 appear at the lower centre, with capital statement CAPITAL $1,000,000, and two manuscript signatures of the Caissier and Président along the bottom. |
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| Obverse lettering | LA BANQUE JACQUES CARTIER PROVINCE DE QUEBEC QUATRE PIASTRES FOUR DOLLARS CAPITAL $1,000,000 MONTREAL CAISSIER PRÉSIDENT |
| Reverse description | The reverse is printed in green and consists of an elaborate guilloche lathe-work pattern that fills the entire face, with the bank name LA BANQUE JACQUES CARTIER rendered in large open letters across the centre. Small portrait medallions appear at the left and right ends within the guilloche border, and additional ornamental rosette medallions are positioned at the upper and lower centre of the design. |
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