Added by | Alain Martineau |
General Description | Canadian currency has come a long way. And it's going even further. The new polymer notes look and feel quite different, but they're a good change for Canadians. They are highly secure, durable, and innovative. Issue date March 2012 The detailed metallic imagery carried in a transparent area of the notes makes for one-of-a-kind currency. Canada’s new bank notes evoke the country’s spirit of innovation. The new Polymer series is itself a technical innovation, and its designs celebrate Canada’s achievements at home, around the world and in space. Reflecting the ingenuity, determination and courage of a nation and its people, Canada’s accomplishments extend well past our frontiers. |
Front Description | Portrait: William Lyon Mackenzie King, Prime Minister, 1921–30 and 1935–48 Signatures: Left – T. Macklem, Right – M.J. Carney |
Back Description | CCGS Amundsen, Research Icebreaker since 2003 The vastness and splendour of Canada’s northern frontier have helped to shape our cultural identity. The icebreaker plays an important role in the North, keeping Canada’s historic passages open, undertaking marine search and rescue, supporting isolated communities, and participating in international environmental research. The CCGS Amundsen helps Canada—the nation with the world’s longest stretch of Arctic coastline—to remain at the leading edge of Arctic research, providing the world’s oceanographers, geologists and ecologists with unparalleled access to the North. The map on the back of this note shows Canada’s northern regions in their entirety, including Inuit regions of the Arctic. This image was provided by Natural Resources Canada. |
Height | 69.85 mm |
Width | 152.40 mm |
Material | Polymer |
Printed by | Canada - British American Bank Note Company of Ottawa |
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