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| Issuer | Merchants Bank of Canada |
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| Year | 1917 |
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| Value | 50 Dollars |
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| Obverse description | Black intaglio on green guilloche underprint. Vignette of a standing stag at left and a portrait vignette of a young woman known as "Reverie" at right. Large numeral "50" at centre within ornate lathe-work, with bank title above and date line reading Montreal, January 1917 below. |
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| Obverse lettering | DOMINION OF CANADA THE MERCHANTS BANK OF CANADA CHARTERED BY ACT OF PARLIAMENT WILL PAY TO BEARER ON DEMAND FIFTY DOLLARS MONTREAL |
| Reverse description | Uniform green intaglio on green guilloche underprint. The bank's heraldic crest, incorporating a beehive motif, occupies the central vignette within an elaborate starburst lathe-work frame. Denomination counters "50" appear in four corners within circular guilloche medallions. |
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