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| Issuer | Bank of Montreal |
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| Year | 1871 |
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| Currency | Dollar (1858-date) |
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| Obverse description | The obverse is printed in green and black, with a central allegorical vignette of a reclining female figure flanked by cherubs, set within an elaborate engraved border. Portrait vignettes of two male figures appear at the lower left and lower right, with the denomination 'FOUR' rendered in large Gothic lettering across the lower field. The issuer title 'THE BANK OF MONTREAL' arches across the upper portion, with 'Montreal' and the date inscribed in manuscript style, and the paid-up capital amount stated twice across the top margin. |
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| Obverse lettering | THE BANK OF MONTREAL PAID UP CAPITAL $5,000,000 FOUR Montreal FOUR DOLLARS |
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| Reverse lettering | BANK OF MONTREAL FOUR DOLLARS 4 |
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