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5 Dollars
| Issuer | Commercial Bank of Manitoba |
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| Year | 1885 |
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| Currency | Dollar (1858-date) |
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| Obverse description | Engraved in the classical Victorian intaglio style, the obverse carries a central vignette of Indigenous figures paddling a canoe on a river, set over a green guilloche sunburst underprint. An allegorical standing female figure with a cornucopia and heraldic shield occupies the left panel, while an oval medallion to the right bears a profile portrait of Queen Victoria. The bank title THE COMMERCIAL BANK OF MANITOBA arches across the top, with the date WINNIPEG, MAY 1ST, 1885 and the denomination FIVE DOLLARS in bold letterpress along the lower portion. |
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| Obverse lettering | THE COMMERCIAL BANK OF MANITOBA WILL PAY TO THE BEARER ON DEMAND WINNIPEG, MAY 1ST, 1885 FIVE DOLLARS FIVE 5 |
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The Commercial Bank of Manitoba was chartered in 1884 and failed just three years later, in 1893, leaving a short window of active issue. Notes from this institution surface rarely — the bank never achieved significant branch penetration outside Winnipeg, which kept circulation volumes low and surviving paper lower still.
The Canada Bank Note Company in Ottawa was producing most of the chartered bank work in the Dominion by this period, and the Commercial Bank of Manitoba was among the smaller regional clients on its roster. Pick #997 is one of the few confirmed denominations attributed to this issuer.