Catalogo
| Emittente | Bank of Montreal |
|---|---|
| Anno | 1914 |
| Tipo | Accedi per vedere i dettagli |
| Valore | Accedi per vedere i dettagli |
| Valuta | Accedi per vedere i dettagli |
| Composizione | Accedi per vedere i dettagli |
| Dimensioni | Accedi per vedere i dettagli |
| Forma | Accedi per vedere i dettagli |
| Stampatore | American Bank Note Company |
| Disegnatore/i | Accedi per vedere i dettagli |
| Incisore/i | Accedi per vedere i dettagli |
| In circolazione fino al | Accedi per vedere i dettagli |
| Riferimento/i | Accedi per vedere i dettagli |
| Descrizione del dritto | Accedi per vedere i dettagli |
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| Legenda del dritto | Accedi per vedere i dettagli |
| Descrizione del rovescio | Printed in green intaglio on white paper, the reverse centres on an engraved architectural vignette of the Bank of Montreal's Toronto Branch — a grand Neoclassical building with a colonnaded facade. The inscription 'TORONTO BRANCH' appears below the building. Flanking the central vignette are large guilloche-bordered '50' numerals at left and right, with elaborate lathe-work borders framing the entire composition. 'BANK OF MONTREAL' arches across the top, and 'Fifty Dollars' is inscribed in script along the lower margin. |
| Legenda del rovescio | BANK OF MONTREAL TORONTO BRANCH Fifty Dollars AMERICAN BANK NOTE CO. OTTAWA |
| Firma/e | Accedi per vedere i dettagli |
| Tipo di protezione | Accedi per vedere i dettagli |
| Descrizione della protezione | Accedi per vedere i dettagli |
| Varianti | Accedi per vedere i dettagli |
| Commenti |
The Bank of Montreal's 1914 $50 note arrives at a moment when Canadian chartered bank currency was entering its final decades of relevance — the 1914 Finance Act and subsequent Dominion of Canada legislative pressure would steadily erode the chartered banks' note-issuing role over the following generation. At $50, this was a high-denomination instrument by any practical measure; working-class wages in Canada at the time rarely exceeded $10 a week, meaning most recipients of this note would have been merchants, railway contractors, or financial intermediaries.
The American Bank Note Company's Ottawa facility handled production — worth noting because ABNC operated its Canadian plant largely to satisfy chartered bank clients wary of having their plates and paper cross the border unnecessarily.