Added by | Aidan Work |
General Description | printed by the Canadian Bank Note Company Bank of Montreal, 2nd. of January 1935. In 1935, with only ten chartered banks still issuing notes, the Bank of Canada was founded. It took over the federal issuance of notes from the Dominion of Canada. It began issuing notes in denominations of $1, $2, $5, $10, $20, $25, $50, $100, $500 and $1000. In 1944, the chartered banks were prohibited from issuing their own currency, with the Royal Bank of Canada and the Bank of Montreal among the last to issue notes. |
Front Description | Portraits on both sides.Bog (left) Gordon (right) Bank of Montreal's Coat-of-Arms at centre. '5' in the top corners 'V' in the lower corners. '5' flanked by 'V' both sides at bottom center |
Back Description | Bank of Montreal's main building in Montréal, Québec with horse-drawn carriage & electric tram car. '5' in two frames. |
Catalog code | Pick number n/a - sp |
Material | Paper |
Catalog prices | UNC $55.00 |