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5 Dollars / Piastres

Issuer Montreal Bank
Year 1819
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Currency Dollar (1817-1858)
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Obverse description The face of this letterpress-printed trial note is dominated by the full promise-to-pay text of the Montreal Bank, running across the central body and identifying the obligation as payable on demand from the joint funds of the Association. Ornamental guilloche panels and oval vignettes occupy the upper register and lateral borders, while the denomination numeral '5' appears within decorative frames at each corner. The note is hand-dated 'Montreal, 1 Mar. 1819' and carries two manuscript signatures beneath the main text legend.
Obverse lettering The President Directors and Company of the MONTREAL BANK Promise to pay to Cash or bearer in Montreal at the Bank Five Dollars on Demand out of the joint Funds of the Association and no other
MONTREAL
1 Mar. 1819
FIVE DOLLARS
5
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Signature(s) Boffie and John Gray
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