Catalog
5 Dollars
| Issuer | Union Bank of Canada, Winnipeg |
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| Year | 1921 |
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| Currency | Canadian Dollar (1858-date) |
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| Obverse description | The obverse is printed in black with a green and light-coloured guilloche underprint. Two oval portrait vignettes are set symmetrically, one at the left and one at the right, each enclosing a bust-length portrait of a male figure rendered in fine intaglio engraving. A large central medallion displays the numeral '5' within an intricate lathe-work design. The issuer's name 'UNION BANK OF CANADA' appears in bold letterpress across the top, with the place of issue 'WINNIPEG' and date 'JULY 1ST 1921' inscribed below; the denomination 'FIVE DOLLARS' is lettered across the lower centre. |
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| Obverse lettering | UNION BANK OF CANADA WILL PAY TO THE BEARER ON DEMAND WINNIPEG JULY 1ST 1921 FIVE DOLLARS 5 ORIGINAL MANAGER AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY, OTTAWA |
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The Union Bank of Canada was absorbed by the Royal Bank of Canada in 1925, making this 1921 issue one of the final series produced before that merger extinguished the charter entirely. Notes issued in the last years of independent operation are typically found in lower grades — the bank remained active through its acquisition, so paper issued this late did circulate.
The American Bank Note Company operated a plant in Ottawa, which handled Canadian chartered bank work throughout this period. ABNC's Ottawa facility printed for numerous Canadian issuers simultaneously, and the engraving plates for this series followed the company's house conventions closely.