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| Issuer | Merchants Bank of Canada |
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| Year | 1868-1873 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse description | Black on green underprint. Portrait vignette of H. Allan at lower left, a reclining sailor with anchor at top centre, and portrait of the Prince of Wales at lower right. Multiple signature varieties exist across the issued series. |
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| Reverse description | Entirely engraved in green, the reverse centres on an ornate guilloche medallion bearing the bank title MERCHANTS BANK OF CANADA in bold lettering, flanked symmetrically by large numeral 5 counters set within elaborate lathe-work geometric panels across the full field. |
| Reverse lettering | MERCHANTS BANK OF CANADA 5 5 |
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