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50 Dollars
| Issuer | Metropolitan Bank |
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| Year | 1902 |
| Type | Specimen |
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| Obverse description | Black intaglio print on white cotton paper with an ornate guilloche border framing a central vignette of a steam locomotive approaching a railway station set against a mountainous background. The bank title 'THE METROPOLITAN BANK' arches across the upper portion in bold letterpress, with 'Toronto' and the date 'November 5th 1902' flanking it; large numeral '50' denominators appear in ornamental cartouches at left and right. Signature lines for President and Countersigned are printed below the central vignette, with serial number placeholders in red at upper left and right. |
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| Reverse description | Printed entirely in red on white cotton paper, the reverse is dominated by an intricate lathe-work guilloche pattern filling the entire field, with two large '50' numeral cartouches in ornate floral frames at left and right. A central circular vignette carries what appears to be a heraldic coat of arms flanked by supporters, surmounted by the arched legend 'THE METROPOLITAN BANK'. The denomination 'FIFTY DOLLARS' is inscribed in bold letters beneath the central medallion. |
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| Variants | P#S1200p - Face proof. 5.11.1909 P#S1200s - Specimen. 5.11.1902 |
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