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50 Piastres
| Issuer | Banque d'Hochelaga |
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| Year | 1911 |
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| Composition | Cotton paper |
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| Obverse description | The obverse presents a classical bank note design with intaglio-engraved portrait vignettes of two bearded gentlemen — one at lower left and one at lower right — set against an elaborate guilloche underprint in green and black. The central panel carries the bank title BANQUE D'HOCHELAGA in bold serif lettering above the French-language promise to pay CINQUANTE PIASTRES, with the date Montréal le 23 Fév. 1911 and the legend au porteur à demande. Corner numerals 50 appear in each quadrant, and the upper border bears the provincial inscription PROVINCE DE QUÉBEC with authorized capital details. |
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| Obverse lettering | PROVINCE DE QUÉBEC BANQUE D'HOCHELAGA INCORPORÉE EN 1873. CAPITAL AUTORISÉ $4,000,000. Paiera CINQUANTE PIASTRES au porteur à demande Montréal le 23 Fév. 1911 50 SPECIMEN |
| Reverse description | The reverse is printed in a single olive-green tone and centers on an intaglio vignette of the Maisonneuve Monument in Montreal, the figure atop a tall column surrounded by allegorical figures at its base. To the left, an elaborate cartouche encloses the Arms of Canada coat of arms with the motto DOMINION OF CANADA. To the right, a large ornate guilloche medallion carries the denomination numeral 50. The bank name BANQUE D'HOCHELAGA arches across the top border, and the printer's imprint of the American Bank Note Company appears along the lower margin. |
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