Product Overview

Nearly 100 years of Canada's banknote history is encompassed in this 27-piece collection spanning from the turn of the century in 1900 to the last of the Birds series banknotes in 1991. Highlights include 25-cent denomination notes from 1900 and 1923, allegorical design notes from 1937, scarce "Devil's Face" notes from the first series of 1954, $1 to $20 notes for the 1954 modified series, $1 to $20 notes for the 1969–1979 multi-colour series and $2 to $20 for the 1986–1991 birds series. All 27 notes are displayed in an attractive presentation album.

Notes Included:

• Small format $5 chartered, 1935–1942
• Small format $10 chartered, 1935–1942 
• 1900 25-cent note, "shinplaster": face design is Britannia seated with her shield and trident; sailing ship
• 1923 25-cent note: this was Canada's last "shinplaster," introduced in 1923 and discontinued in 1932; face design is a Britannia figure
• 1935 $1 English: face design features George VI; back design features an agricultural allegory
• 1937 $1: the first bilingual issue; face design features George VI; back design features an agricultural allegory
• 1937 $5: the first bilingual issue; face design features George VI; back design features an electric power allegory
• 1937 $10: the first bilingual issue; face design features George VI; back design features a transportation allegory
• 1937 $20: the first bilingual issue; face design features George VI; back design features a fertility allegory
• 1954 Devil's Face $10: face design is a young portrait of Queen Elizabeth II; back design depicts Mount Burgess, BC
• 1954 Devil's Face $20: face design is a young portrait of Queen Elizabeth II; back design depicts the Laurentians in winter
• 1954 $1: face design is a young portrait of Queen Elizabeth II; back design depicts a western prairie scene
• 1954 $2: face design is a young portrait of Queen Elizabeth II; back design depicts a landscape scene Upper Melbourne, Richmond, Quebec
• 1954 $5: face design is a young portrait of Queen Elizabeth II; back design depicts Otter Falls, mile 996, Alaska
• 1954 $10: face design is a young portrait of Queen Elizabeth II; back design depicts Mount Burgess, BC
• 1954 $20: face design is a young portrait of Queen Elizabeth II; back design depicts the Laurentians in winter
• 1967 $1 double-dated: centennial symbol/Queen Elizabeth II; stylized maple leaf divided into 11 triangles
• 1967 $1 serial number: centennial symbol/Queen Elizabeth II; stylized maple leaf divided into 11 triangles
• 1973 $1: face design is the Coat of Arms of Canada/Queen Elizabeth II; back design is Parliament Hill, across the Ottawa River
• 1974 $2: face design is the Coat of Arms of Canada/Queen Elizabeth II; back design depicts an Inuit hunting scene, Baffin Island
• 1979 $5: face design is the Coat of Arms of Canada/Sir Wilfrid Laurier; back design is a salmon seiner, Johnson Strait, Vancouver Island
• 1971 $10: face design is the Coat of Arms of Canada/Sir John A. MacDonald; back design depicts an industrial scene, Sarnia, Ontario
• 1969 $20: face design is the Coat of Arms of Canada/Queen Elizabeth II; back design is Moraine Lake, Alberta
• 1986 $2: face design is Queen Elizabeth II/Parliament; back design depicts a robin; J.W. Crow/G.K. Bouey signatures 
• 1986 $5: face design is Sir Wilfrid/Parliament Buildings; back design depicts a belted kingfisher
• 1989 $10: face design is Sir John A. Macdonald/Parliament Buildings with Red Ensign flag; back design depicts an osprey in flight
• 1991 $20: face design features a "20" on optical device, large "20" and Canada/Queen Elizabeth II/Library of Parliament; back design depicts a common loon

Includes:
• 27-Piece Paper Money Collection, 1900–1991

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