One Dollar Bill

Artifact

Accession Number:
3087
Description
One dollar bill- there was a Bank of Western Canada in operation for a few years. Their charter was revoked in 1863. Reproductions of the $1 notes were produced about 100 years after they were first issued and were distributed as a prize in cereal or something similar. They all have the same serial number, are stained dark brown, feature coarse looking vignettes, have the imprint removed from the bottom centre. On the reproduction the protector is black; on the genuine note; it's red. 
Measurements
18.5 cm L x 8 cm W
Category
Money, Paper