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5 Dollars
| Issuer | Merchants Bank of Canada, Montreal |
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| Year | 1900 |
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| Currency | Dollar (1858-date) |
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| Obverse lettering | THE MERCHANTS BANK OF CANADA DOMINION OF CANADA CHARTERED BY ACT OF PARLIAMENT WILL PAY TO BEARER ON DEMAND FIVE DOLLARS MONTREAL, 1ST JANUARY, 1900 CAPITAL $ 6,000,000 FIVE |
| Reverse description | The reverse is printed in blue and brown guilloche work, with a central circular vignette bearing a portrait of a young woman in classical style, surrounded by intricate lathe-work. Two large dark medallions, each bearing the numeral '5' within an elaborate engine-turned border, are positioned symmetrically at left and right. The issuer name 'THE MERCHANTS BANK OF CANADA' appears in letterpress along the lower margin. |
| Reverse lettering | THE MERCHANTS BANK OF CANADA 5 5 |
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