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Second and Third Exchange Bills. City Bank.
Unknown / Inconnu1855/1855
McCord Stewart Museum
Montreal, Canada
Several types of money circulated in Canada in the 1800s. The various currencies were based on either the imperial sterling system (pounds, shillings and pence) or the colonial decimal system (dollars and cents). Banks and companies issued their own money and long remained opposed to the issuing of notes by the government. The value of some notes was indicated in both pounds and dollars.
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- Title: Second and Third Exchange Bills. City Bank.
- Creator: Unknown / Inconnu
- Creator Lifespan: Unknown / Inconnue - Unknown / Inconnue
- Date: 1855/1855
- Type: Lettre de change, Exchange bill
- Titre: Deuxième et troisième copies d'une lettre de change émises par la Banque de la Cité
- Description: Plusieurs types de monnaie existent au Canada au 19e siècle. Les différentes devises se mesurent en fonction du système impérial (livre, shilling, penny) ou du système colonial (dollar et cent). Les banques et les compagnies émettent leur propre monnaie et s'opposent longtemps à l'émission de devises par le gouvernement. Certains billets affichent leur valeur en livres et en dollars.
- Rights: http://www.musee-mccord.qc.ca/en/orders/conditions/
- External Link: http://www.mccord-museum.qc.ca/en/collection/artifacts/M19558
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