Banknotes from Canadian provinces

During the period 1794 to 1867, Great Britain's foreign policy was to maintain rigid control of the British North American colonies. Colonies were to produce the raw materials needed by the homeland and to pay for imported goods in what the mother country considered legal tender. As the local colonial economies grew the need for circulating coinage became quite acute because they were constantly short of legal tender coins. Consequently the colonists resorted to their own ingenuity and produced many local tokens from many sources, including counterfeits.
Wikidata: Q2879

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Canada › Canadian provinces • Victoria (1855-1901)

1 Pound Sterling - Hudson's Bay Company
1820-1869

Local banknote: Hudson's Bay Company.

P# S1098, N# 371549

Canada › Canadian provinces › Alberta • Unspecified ruling authority

1 Dollar - Prosperity Certificate (Alberta)
1936

Local banknote

Ch GPM# A-1, P# A-1, N# 201706

Canada › Canadian provinces › British Columbia

1 Dollar
1863

Standard banknote

P# S206, N# 334226

Canada › Canadian provinces › Canada, United Province of • Victoria (1841-1867)

2 Dollars (The Farmer's Joint Stock Bank, Second Issue)
1849

Local banknote
177 × 77 mm
P# S1767, N# 219125
5 Dollars (The Farmer's Joint Stock Bank, Second Issue)
1849

Local banknote
180 × 77 mm
P# S1769, N# 219127

Canada › Canadian provinces › Canada, United Province of • Unspecified ruling authority

2 Dollars The bank of Clifton (Province du Canada)
1860-1861

Local banknote
176 × 75 mm
Ch BN# 12-08, Ch BN# 12-10, Ch BN# 12-12, N# 330791

Canada › Canadian provinces › Lower Canada

2 Dollars Henry's bank (Bas-Canada)
1835

Local banknote
175 × 75 mm
Ch BN# 12-04, N# 330780

Canada › Canadian provinces › Newfoundland • Victoria (1855-1901)

1 Pound - Island of Newfoundland
1850

Standard banknote

P# A3A, N# 372802
1 Pound - Commercial Bank of Newfoundland
1857-1858

Standard banknote

P# S101, N# 372801
2 Dollars - Union Bank of Newfoundland
1882

Local banknote
171 × 78 mm
Ch BN# 16-02, N# 330798

Canada › Canadian provinces › Newfoundland • Edward VII (1901-1910)

25 Cents (Cash Note)
1910-1913

Standard banknote

N# 343820

Canada › Canadian provinces › Newfoundland • George V (1910-1936)

50 Cents (Cash Note)
1910-1913

Standard banknote
183 × 86 mm
P# A10, N# 201677
1 Dollar (Treasury Note)
1920

Standard banknote
180 × 85 mm
P# A14, N# 224933
2 Dollars (Treasury Note)
1920

Standard banknote

P# A15, N# 297912

Canada › Canadian provinces › Quebec • George III (1763-1791)

15 Sols - George III
1790

Standard banknote

N# 376541

Canada › Canadian provinces › Upper Canada • Unspecified ruling authority

1 Dollar / 1 Piastre / 5 Shillings (The agricultural bank)
1835-1837

Local banknote
175 × 74 mm
Ch BN# 12-02-02, Ch BN# 12-02-04, N# 330327
2 Dollars - Bank of Upper Canada (Kingston)
1820

Local banknote
170 × 69 mm
Ch BN# 12-04, N# 330402
2 Dollars - The agricultural bank (Haut-Canada)
1835

Local banknote
175 × 75 mm
Ch BN# 12-02-06, N# 330778

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