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5 Dollars = 1 Pound-5 Shillings
| Issuer | Bank of Montreal |
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| Year | 18xx |
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| Composition | Cotton paper |
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| Obverse lettering | BANK OF MONTREAL / FIVE DOLLARS / MONTREAL / Cashier |
| Reverse description | The reverse, partially visible in image, presents a plain ochre-yellow paper backing of substantial weight, typical of trial or pattern impressions, with no printed design elements discernible on this side. |
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Rawdon, Wright, Hatch & Co. were among the most prolific bank note engravers in North America during the nineteenth century, producing paper for hundreds of chartered banks across the United States and Canada before eventually merging into the American Bank Note Company in 1858. Notes bearing their imprint from the Bank of Montreal predate Confederation and circulated in a period when Canadian commerce ran on a dual-denomination system — dollars alongside the older Halifax currency reckoning of pounds and shillings.
The "18xx" dating indicates the year fields were left blank for hand-completion at time of issue, a routine practice that now makes precise dating of individual surviving notes genuinely difficult.