2 dollars — Canada (1897)
Pick# 24B, Pick# 24Ca, Pick# 24Cb
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About the period
In 1897 the government moved note printing to the American Bank Note Company, which had a plant in Ottawa, and a new series appeared: the 1 dollar of 1897–1898 with the Countess and Earl of Aberdeen and a log drive, the 2 dollars of 1897 with the Prince of Wales, the future Edward VII, and fishermen in a boat, the 4 dollars of 1900 and 1902 with Lord and Lady Minto, a new 25 cents of 1900 and the 1,000 dollars of 1901. More about the period “Issue of 1897-1902”
Specifications
- Period
- Issue of 1897-1902
- Currency
- 1 dollar = 100 cent
- Issue type
- Circulation
- Material
- Paper
- Size
- 187.0 × 83.0 mm
- Issuer
- American Bank Note Company, United States
- Watermark
- No
- Security thread
- No
Variants
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| Year | Series | Print run | Price | Details | |
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Issue 1
Deputy Minister of Finance:
Courtney J.M.
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| 1897 | — | 700K | Estimate | Courtney, Red-brown back. P# 24B | + ☆ |
| 1897 | — | — | Estimate | Courtney, Dark brown back; No series. P# 24Ca | + ☆ |
| 1897 | A | 15.3M | Estimate | Courtney, Dark brown back; Series A-C. P# 24Ca | + ☆ |
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Issue 2
Deputy Minister of Finance:
Boville T.C.
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| 1897 | D | 21M | Estimate | Boville, Dark brown back; Series D-L. P# 24Cb | + ☆ |
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