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5 Dollars
| Issuer | Merchants Bank of Canada, Montreal |
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| Year | 1919 |
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| Shape | Rectangular |
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| Obverse description | Dark green and black intaglio-printed note with a central portrait vignette of a uniformed military officer set within an ornate frame. Large numeral "V" underprints appear in green on both the left and right fields, flanking the portrait, with matching red serial numbers printed above each. The bank title "THE MERCHANTS BANK OF CANADA" is engraved in bold lettering across the top, with the date "1ST NOV. 1919" and place of issue "MONTREAL" inscribed below the portrait. Two manuscript signatures of bank officers appear along the lower margin, with their titles "GENERAL MANAGER" and "PRESIDENT" printed beneath. |
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| Obverse lettering | CHARTERED BY ACT OF PARLIAMENT THE MERCHANTS BANK OF CANADA WILL PAY TO THE BEARER ON DEMAND MONTREAL 1ST NOV. 1919 FIVE DOLLARS GENERAL MANAGER PRESIDENT |
| Reverse description | Printed entirely in green, the reverse centres on a circular vignette of the bank's heraldic arms flanked by elaborate lathe-work guilloche rosettes. The denomination is worked into the design on each side as split lettering reading "FI5VE", integrating the numeral into the word in a style typical of American Bank Note Company engraving. The bank name "THE MERCHANTS BANK OF CANADA" appears in a panel along the lower border, with corner numerals "5" repeated at each angle. |
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