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Bank of Canada issues banknotes circulating in Canada since 1935.
MONETORY SYSTEM : 1 dollar = 100 cents
PRINTER : Two printers produce Canadian banknotes. ||||| British American Bank Note Company(BABNC or BABN) ||||| Canadian Bank Note Company(CBNC or CBN)
IMPRINT : Imprint found at lower center on face until series 1954. No imprint since series 1967. Series 1967 fraction style prefix : The lower letter. "P" or "M" for BABNC and "O" for CBNC. Series 1979 no letter : Second digit from the left indicates printer; "6" for BABNC and "0" or "2" for CBNC. Two letter prefix : BABNC printed $2 and $100 notes. CBNC printed $5; $10; $20 and $50 notes. Both companies printed $1 note with no indications. Three letter prefix : The first letter indicates printer: "A" "B" "C" for BABNC or BAI and "E" "F" "G" "H" for CBNC.
PREFIX : Prefix read from left to right followed by 7 digits. Letters represent printers are reserved and limited. Letters indicate denominations are assigned, and can not be used on different denominations. Letters for series include from A to Z except "I" "O" "Q" to avoid mis-read as numbers. In 3 letter prefix system, letter "X" reserved for replacement note, "I" and "O" may included or skipped. Fraction style prefix : Upper letter indicates series. Lower letter indicates denomination.(except series 1967) 2 letter prefix : First letter indicates denomination. Second letter indicates series. 3 letter prefix : First letter represents printer. Second letter indicates denomination. Third letter indicates series. --Note : This is a brief information about prefix system from Bank of Canada, however, Bank of Canada can break the rules for some reasons, and it happened a few times in the past.--
REPLACEMENT NOTE : Fraction style prefix : An asterisk( * ) to the left. 2 letter prefix : Prefix begins with an asterisk( * ) No letter : Number "1" in the second digit from the left.(Series 1979 only.) 3 letter prefix : Letter X in the third letter(The letter before serial numbers.) Insert note : Identifiable replacement notes discontinued in late 1990s. Instead, a certain ranges of prefixes inserted to new bricks as replacement notes. --Note : Be aware that letter X found on fraction style and 2 letter prefixes are not replacement notes.--
Series |
Date |
Denomination |
1935 |
1935 |
$1_$2_$5_$10_$20_$25_$50_$100_$500_$1000 |
1937 |
1937 |
$1_$2_$5_$10_$20_$50_$100_$1000 |
1954Queen E.II devil face |
1954 |
$1_$2_$5_$10_$20_$50_$100_$1000 |
1954Queen E.II modified portrait |
1954 |
$1_$2_$5_$10_$20_$50_$100_$1000 |
Centennial |
1967 |
$1 |
Multi-color |
1969-75 |
$1(1973)_$2(74)_$5(72)_$10(71)_$20(69)_$50(75)_$100(75) |
Multi-color second issue |
1979 |
$5_$20 (The only series without prefix) |
Birds |
1986-91 |
$2(1986)_$5(86)_$10(89)_$20(91)_$50(88)_$100(88)_$1000(88) |
Journey withdrawn |
*2001-02 |
$5(2002)_$10(2001) |
Journey up-graded |
*2004-06 |
$5(2006)_$10(2005)_$20(2004)_$50(2004)_$100(2004) |
Frontiers(polymer) |
2011-13 |
$5(2013)_$10(2013)_$20(2012)_$50(2012)_$100(2011) |
*Both Journey series carried issue date and printed date. Issue date found at lower right corner on face and reverse. No changes. Printed date found at lower center on reverse. Changes based on the year when the note printed. |
Bank of CANADA $2 banknote |
Series |
Signatures |
Terms |
Pick number* |
BC number** |
1935 |
Osborne/Tower |
1934-1938 |
40 |
BC-3 (series A) |
41 |
BC-4 (series F) |
1937 |
Osborne/Tower |
1934-1938 |
59a |
BC-22a |
Gordon/Tower |
1938-1949 |
59b |
BC-22b |
Coyne/Tower |
1950-1954 |
59c |
BC-22c |
1954 devil face |
Coyne/Tower |
1950-1954 |
67a |
BC-30a |
Beattie/Coyne |
1955-1961 |
67b |
BC-30b |
1954 modified |
Beattie/Coyne |
1955-1961 |
76a |
BC-38a |
Beattie/Rasmisky |
1961-1972 |
76b |
BC-38b |
Bouey/Rasmisky |
1972-1973 |
76c |
BC-38c |
Lawson/Bouey |
1973-1984 |
76d |
BC-38d |
Multicolor/1974 |
Lawson/Bouey |
1973-1984 |
86a |
BC-47a (2 letter prefix) |
BC-47a-i (3 letter prefix) |
Crow/Bouey |
1984-1987 |
86b |
BC-47b |
Birds/1986 |
Crow/Bouey |
1984-1987 |
94a |
BC-55a |
Thiessen/Crow |
1987-1994 |
94b |
BC-55b (BABN) |
BC-55b-i (CBN) |
Bonin/Thiessen |
1994-1999 |
94c |
BC-55c (BABN) |
BC-55c-i (CBN) |
--$2 banknote discontinued in 1996-- |
*Pick number: Standard Catalog of WORLD PAPER MONEY **BC number: A Charlton Standard Catalogue CANADIAN GOVERNMENT PAPER MONEY BABN = Printer British American Bank Note Company BAI = Printer British American International CBN = Printer Canadian Bank Note Company | |