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Bank of Vancouver history follows economic growth, decline amid Great War
No $50 or $100 notes issued by the Bank of Vancouver, which operated for fewer than five years in the early 1900s, are believed to exist aside from proofs. (Photo by Bank of Canada Museum)
The Bank of Vancouver was a short-lived Canadian chartered bank established in Vancouver, B.C., on July 30, 1910, before going out of business about four and a half years later later on Dec. 14, 1914. The Bank of Vancouver was one of three B.C. banks that sprang up in the late 19th and early 20th... Continue reading →