A most unusual and rare item & possibly unique!
The obverse of the English-language version of the $25 banknote. The portraits are of King George V on the left and Queen Mary on the right. The Bank of Canada issued its first commemorative banknote to commemorate the King's Silver Jubilee. It was a $25 banknote in the 1935 Series] The royal purple banknote was issued on 6 May 1935, and is the only $25 banknote ever issued by the Bank of Canada. A mountain in Strathcona Provincial Park on Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada was named Mount George V after George V, to commemorate his Silver jubilee in 1935. In Sungai Petani, Malaysia, a 12.1 m clock tower was built on the main street, Jalan Ibrahim, in 1936. The tower, topped by a dome-shaped structure, was a present from Lim Lean Teng to King George V and Queen Mary to commemorate the Silver Jubilee. The Jubilee Pool, an open-air seaside lido, was opened in Penzance, Cornwall to commemorate the Jubilee.For the 1935 Silver Jubilee, the first version of Jubilee chicken was created, and was based on chicken dressed with mayonnaise and curry powder.
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City/Town/Village | LONDON |
Vintage | Yes |
Royal Residence | Buckingham Palace |
Royal | George V (1910-1936) |
To Commemorate | Silver Jubilee |
Royalty | UK Royalty |
Era | 1931 - 1940 |
Country | England |
Type | Documents |
Document Type | Original item |
Year of Issue | 1935 |