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| Dominion of Canada July 2nd 1897 Two Dollar Bill |
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| Dominion of Canada July 2nd 1897 Two Dollar Bill |
Dominion of Canada 1897 Two Dollar Bill
Obverse: Portrait of Edward, the Prince of Wale, later King Edward VII. English royalty was frequently pictured on Canadian bank notes. The central vignette of these bank notes shows six fisherman in a fishing boat. These were actually printed as late as 1913.
Reverse: The central vignette of these banknotes shows farmers threshing wheat.
Printer American Bank Note Company, Ottawa.
Quantity Printed: 36,968,000
Text: Ottawa, July 2nd 1897 – The Dominion Of Canada – Will pay to the bearer – Two Dollars – American Bank Note Co. Ottawa.
Varieties: Dominion of Canada $2 bills from 1897 can be signed by J.M. Courtney or T.C. Boville. All Boville notes have a dark brown back. Courtney notes can have a reddish brown back or a dark brown back. The reddish-brown backed notes are very rare.
In 1897, the Canadian government transferred its banknote printing business from the British American Bank Note Co. to the American Bank Note Co. This requires that all denominations be redesigned, despite sufficient stocks of higher-denomination notes that would last for several years. The 1897 $2 notes feature Edward, Prince of Wales, who later became King Edward VII following the death of Queen Victoria in 1901. He reigned until his death in 1910.
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Dominion of Canada 2 Dollar Bill 1897 King Edward VII