1 Dollar
Features
| Issuer | Canada  |
|---|---|
| Issuing bank | Bank of Canada |
| Queen | Elizabeth II (1952-2022) |
| Type | Standard banknote |
| Year | 1973 |
| Value | 1 Dollar (1 CAD) |
| Currency | Dollar (1858-date) |
| Composition | Paper |
| Size | 152 × 69 mm |
| Shape | Rectangular |
| Technique | Lithography |
| Number | N# 201904 |
| References | Ch GPM# BC-46, P# 85 |
Series: Scenes of Canada
Obverse
A black frame decorated with abstract forms in which the values "1" are presented. Multicolor printing known as "rainbow printing". Each banknote has a seven-digit serial number with a 2- or 3-letter prefix. The number on the left is printed in red and the number on the right is printed in blue. On the left is an illustration of the "Coat of Arms of Canada" and on the right is a portrait of Elizabeth II, Queen of England and the Commonwealth.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
BANK OF CANADA - BANQUE DU CANADA
UN 1 ONE
DOLLAR
CANADA
OTTAWA
THIS NOTE IS LEGAL TENDER
CE BILLET A COURS LEGAL
1973
SOUS-GOUVERNEUR DEPUTY GOVERNOR
GOUVERNEUR GOVERNOR
Reverse
In the middle, Parliament Hill and the city of Ottawa as seen from the Ottawa River with tug boat Missinaibi in the middle of a broken log boom in a tree logging scene in the foreground. To the right and left are abstract forms in which the values "1", "ONE" and "UN" are shown.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
ONE
1
UN
BANQUE DU CANADA - BANK OF CANADA
Engraver: C. Gordon Yorke
Signatures
| Ruston William Lawson (RWL) | Deputy Governor |  |
| Gerald Keith Bouey (GKB²) | Governor |  |
| John William Crow (JWC¹) | Deputy Governor |  |
Printers
BA International Inc. (British American Bank Note; British American Banknote Company Limited), Montreal, Ottawa, Canada (1866-2012)Canadian Bank Note Company, Canada (1897-date)
Comments
List of full-run prefixes for lines marked with the symbol "(▲)" :
- P# 85a/b - Lawson/Bouey (▲) :
2-letter prefixes: AA → AH, AJ → AN, AP, AR → AZ, FA → FH, FJ → FN, FP, FR → FZ, GA → GH, GJ → GN, GP, GR → GZ, IA → IH, IJ → IN, IP, IR → IZ, LA → LH, LJ → LN, LP, LR → LZ, MA → MH, MJ → MN, MP, MR → MZ, NA → NH, NJ → NN, NP, NR → NZ, OA → OH, OJ → ON, OP, OR → OV, PA.
3-letter prefixes: AAA → AAH, AAJ → AAM, ACA → ACN, ACP, ACR → ACW, ACY, ACZ, AFA → AFE, AFG, AFH, AFJ → AFN, AFP, AFR → AFW, AFY, AFZ, ALA → ALH, ALJ → ALL, EAA → EAH, EAJ, EAL, EAM.
- P# 85c - Crow/Bouey (▲) :
3-letter prefixes: ALN, ALP, ALR → ALZ, AMA → AMH, AMJ → AMN, AMP, AMR → AMW, AMY, AMZ, BAA → BAH, BAJ → BAN, BAP, BAR → BAW, BAY, BAZ, BCA → BCH, BCJ → BCN, BCP, BCR → BCW, BCY, BCZ, BFA → BFH, BFJ → BFL, EAP, EAR → EAW, EAY, EAZ, ECA → ECH, ECJ → ECN, ECP, ECR → ECU.
Replacement:
→ (*AA0000000) : Banknotes that have been issued to replace banknotes that have been damaged or destroyed before being put into circulation. The symbol "✽" precedes the serial number on replacement notes with a 2-letter prefix.
→ (AAX0000000) : Banknotes that have been issued to replace banknotes that were damaged or destroyed before they were put into circulation. The letter "X" is added as the third letter on banknotes with a 3-letter prefix.
Various manufacturing processes:
→ Steel (Lawson-Bouey - P#85a)
→ Lithography (Lawson-Bouey - P#85b)