Canadian chartered bank notes
The Canadian chartered bank notes were paper money issued between 1817 and 1944 by private Canadian banks known as chartered banks.
Notes were issued in a variety of different denominations, including 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 10, 20, 25, 40, 50, 100, 500 and 1000 dollars. After 1871, the smallest denomination allowed was 4 dollars, raised to 5 dollars in 1880. Until 1935, the chartered banks were the only source of larger denominated notes for circulation in Canada. In 1935, the bank of Canada began issuing a full range of denominations. Issues by the chartered banks were prohibited in 1944.
The following is a list of banks and the periods during which they issued notes. The end dates are the final dates appearing on notes, which may have circulated for some time after.
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| Bank | Dates |
|---|---|
| Agricultural Bank | 1834-1837 |
| Arman's Bank | 1837 |
| Bank of Acadia | 1872 |
| Bank of Brantford | 1859 |
| Bank of British Columbia | 1862-1894 |
| Bank of British North America | 1852-1911 |
| Bank of Canada (commercial)[1] | 1818-1823 |
| Bank of Charlottetown | 1852 |
| Bank of Clifton | 1859-1861 |
| Bank of Fredericton | 1837-1838 |
| Bank of Hamilton | 1872-1922 |
| Bank of Liverpool | 1871 |
| Bank of London | 1883 |
| Bank of Lower Canada | 1839-1851 |
| Montreal Bank/ Bank of Montreal |
1817-1942 |
| Bank of New Brunswick | 1820-1906 |
| Bank of Nova Scotia | 1834-1935 |
| Bank of Ottawa | 1874-1913 |
| Bank of Prince Edward Island | 1856-1877 |
| Bank of the County of Elgin | 1856 |
| Bank of Toronto | 1856-1937 |
| Bank of Upper Canada | 1819-1861 |
| Bank of Vancouver | 1910 |
| Bank of Western Canada | 1859 |
| Bank of Yarmouth | 1860-1891 |
| Banque Canadienne | 1836 |
| Banque Nationale/ Banque Canadienne Nationale |
1860-1935 |
| Banque de Peuple | 1835-1892 |
| Banque de St. Hyancinthe | 1874-1892 |
| Banque de St. Jean | 1873-1906 |
| Banque d'Hochelaga | 1874-1920 |
| Banque Internationale de Canada | 1862-1895 |
| Banque Provinciale du Canada | 1900-1936 |
| Banque St. Jean Baptiste | 1875 |
| Banque Ville Marie | 1873-1889 |
| Barclays Bank Canada | 1929-1935 |
| Canada Bank Company[2] | 1792 |
| Canadian Bank of Commerce | 1867-1935 |
| Central Bank of Canada | 1884 |
| Central Bank of New Brunswick | 1847-1860 |
| Charlotte County Bank | 1852-1859 |
| City Bank | 1833-1857 |
| City Bank, St. John, New Brunswick | 1836-1838 |
| Colonial Bank of Canada | 1859 |
| Colonial Bank of Chatham | 1837 |
| Commercial Bank | 1834 |
| Commercial Bank | 1837 |
| Canadian Commercial Bank | 1857-1891 |
| Commercial Bank of Montreal | 1835-1836 |
| Commercial Bank of New Brunswick | 1837-1860 |
| Commercial Bank of the Midland District | 1832-1854 |
| Commercial Bank of Windsor | 1860-1898 |
| Consolidated Bank of Canada | 1876 |
| Crown Bank of Canada | 1904 |
| Dominion Bank | 1871-1938 |
| Eastern Bank of Canada | 1929 |
| Eastern Townships Bank | 1859-1906 |
| Exchange Bank | 1839-1844 |
| Exchange Bank of Canada | 1872-1873 |
| Exchange Bank of Canada, Windsor | 1864 |
| Exchange Bank of Toronto | 1855 |
| Exchange Bank of Yarmouth | 1869-1902 |
| Farmers Bank of Canada | 1907-1908 |
| Farmers' Bank of Rustico | 1864-1872 |
| Farmers' Bank of St. Johns | 1837-1839 |
| Farmers' Joint Stock Banking Company | 1835-1849 |
| Federal Bank of Canada | 1874-1884 |
| Goderich Bank | 1834 |
| Gore Bank | 1836-1856 |
| Halifax Banking Company | 1825-1898 |
| Hart's Bank | 1837-1838 |
| Henry's Bank | 1837 |
| Home Bank | 1904-1920 |
| Hudson's Bay Company | 1820-1870 |
| Imperial Bank of Canada | 1875-1939 |
| International Bank of Canada | 1858-1859 |
| Kingston Bank | 1837-1843 |
| MacDonald and Co. | 1863 |
| Maritime Bank of the Dominion of Canada | 1873-1882 |
| Mechanics Bank | 1872 |
| Mercantile Banking Corporation | 1878 |
| Merchants Bank of Canada | 1868-1919 |
| Merchants Bank of Halifax | 1864-1899 |
| Merchants Bank of Prince Edward Island | 1871-1900 |
| Merchants Exchange Bank | 1853 |
| Metropolitan Bank, Montreal | 1872 |
| Metropolitan Bank | 1902-1912 |
| Molsons Bank | 1837-1922 |
| New Castle District Loan Company | 1836 |
| Newcastle Banking Company | 1836 |
| Niagara District Bank | 1854-1872 |
| Niagara Suspension Bridge Bank | 1836-1841 |
| Northern Bank | 1905 |
| Northern Crown Bank | 1908-1914 |
| Ontario Bank | 1857-1898 |
| People's Bank of Halifax | 1864-1903 |
| People's Bank of New Brunswick | 1864-1905 |
| Pictou Bank | 1874-1882 |
| Provincial Bank of Canada[3] | 1856 |
| Quebec Bank | 1818-1911 |
| Royal Bank of Canada | 1901-1943 |
| Royal Canadian Bank | 1865-1872 |
| Saint Francis Bank | 1850 |
| Sovereign Bank of Canada | 1902-1907 |
| St. Lawrence Bank | 1872 |
| St. Stephens Bank | 1830-1903 |
| Stadacona Bank | 1874 |
| Standard Bank of Canada | 1876-1924 |
| Sterling Bank of Canada | 1906-1921 |
| Summerside Bank of Prince Edward Island | 1866-1900 |
| Tattersall Bank | 1830 |
| Traders Bank of Canada | 1885-1910 |
| Union Bank | 1838 |
| Union Bank of Canada | 1886-1921 |
| Union Bank of Halifax | 1861-1909 |
| Union Bank of Lower Canada | 1866-1871 |
| Union Bank of Montreal | 1840 |
| Union Bank of Prince Edward Island | 1864-1877 |
| United Empire Bank of Canada | 1906 |
| Western Bank of Canada | 1882-1890 |
| Westmorland Bank | 1854-1861 |
| Weyburn Security Bank | 1911 |
| Zimmerman Bank | 1854-1856 |
References
- ^ Not related to the present Bank of Canada
- ^ It is uncertain whether these notes were ever put into circulation
- ^ Not related to the later Banque Provinciale du Canada
- Pick, Albert (1990). Standard Catalog of World Paper Money: Specialized Issues. Colin R. Bruce II and Neil Shafer (editors) (6th ed.). Krause Publications. ISBN 0-87341-149-8.
See also
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