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Canada's 10-dollar note Banknote of the Year 2018
The Bank of Canada wins the award for Banknote of the Year 2018! The 10-dollar note featuring Viola Desmond (1914-1965) wins the trophy which was won by Switzerland i
Canada issues its new 10-dollar banknote today
Last year on 8 March 2018, International Women's Day, the Governor of the Bank of Canada Stephen Poloz, revealed the new polymer 10-dollar banknote to the public. The n
Canada unveils new 10-dollar note
Last year the Bank of Canada chose Viola Desmond (1914-1965) as the face for the new 10-dollar banknote, the first note of a new series of banknotes. On 8 March 2018,
MacDonald to be removed from Canadian banknotes
The Bank of Canada is planning a new banknote series which should see the light of day at the end of 2018. The first note of the new series will be the 10-dollar note. Vio
Canada issues new commemorative note
The Bank of Canada has issued its 10-dollar commemorative banknote on 1 June 2017. This spectacular new note is (of course) already nominated for Banknote of the Year 20
Canadian police: "watch out for Frankenstein notes"
Canadian police is warning the public for a new type of counterfeiting involving the 5-dollar notes. In a nutshell: " Police say counterfeiters are removing the clear pane
Canada reveals stunning commemorative note
The Bank of Canada has revealed what their new commemorative 10-dollar banknote will look like. I expected an epic banknote and they absolutely delivered! The front of t
Canada set to unveil its new commemorative banknote
The Bank of Canada has announced it will unveil the new commemorative banknote celebrating the 150th anniversary of the Confederation of Canada at a special press confer
Viola Desmond to be on next Canadian 10-dollar note
The Bank of Canada has chosen Viola Desmond (1914-1965) as the face of the next 10-dollar banknote of the new series. She is the second woman after Queen Elizabeth II but
Short list of 'banknoteable' women in Canada
The Bank of Canada has announced which 5 women are eligible to be the new face of the next new Canadian banknote. A long list was publicized in May 2016 and this has been
Mountaineering on banknotes
A few days ago we heard the sad news that Dutch mountaineer Eric Arnold had died while climbing the Mount Everest. He was only 35 years old. The day before he had been fin
Will Nellie McClung return on a Canadian banknote?
The Bank of Canada announced on 8 March 2016 that for the first release of its next series of banknotes it wants a woman to appear on the new note. A public call for name
'Banknoteable' women for next Canadian banknote
The Bank of Canada has publicized a long-list of 12 Canadian women who could end up on the banknotes of the next series. The first new note of the new series is expecte
Canada wants woman on new banknote series
The Bank of Canada has issued a press release on 8 March 2016, International Women's Day (and coincidentally also the birthday of my beloved), that for the first release
Canada issues commemorative 20-dollar note
The Bank of Canada has introduced a special 20-dollar banknote commemorating the reign of Queen Elizabeth II. The Queen made history this week by beating the record of h
Canada to issue commemorative banknote in fall 2015
It's been a while but finally we have some news from Canada again. The Bank of Canada has announced that it will issue a new commemrative polymer banknote this year in com
Canadians propose their ideas for future banknotes
The Bank of Canada has published the results from the public consultation into its banknote design principles. The public was asked in October of this year to participate
Canada plans new commemorative banknote in 2017
The Bank of Canada has announced it seeks the help of the public for coming up with ideas for a commemorative note celebrating the 150th anniversary of the Confederation
Women on Canadian banknotes
Last year there was some discomfort among Canadian women when it became clear that no women would be on the new banknotes save for Queen Elizabeth II. The Bank of Canada d
Canada invites citizens to participate in design process
The Bank of Canada has announced that Canadian citizens are invited to participate in the design of future banknote series. From the website : " The Bank of Canada today a
Canada renames the mountains on its 10 dollar note
It has been quiet for some time in the world of Canadian banknotes. After a series of problems, complaints and mistakes (examples: 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 ) things s
Polymer notes succesful in thwarting counterfeiters
One of the prime reasons for a central bank to introduce polymer banknotes is the added security 'plastic' money provides. But is this really true? Counterfeit polymer not
Canada - 5 dollar
Canada - 5 dollar - 2013 - P106 The banknote that started this theme blog on space and astronomy banknotes: the Canadian 5 dollar note issued in 2013. It's the last issue
Canada - 100 dollar
Canada - 100 dollar - 2004 - P105 The previous series of banknotes from Canada (and the last one on paper) had "Canadian journey" as its theme. The series celebrated the h
Canada completes its polymer series (UPDATE!)
With the issuing of the new 5 and 10 dollars notes today the Bank of Canada has completed its beautiful new polymer series . The new notes were announced earlier this yea
Canada lacks women on their banknotes
After the turmoil in the United Kingdom with the presumed absence of women on their banknotes (which was corrected when the Bank of England announced Jane Austen would be
Scratch-and-sniff banknotes?
Canadians and their money, a source of entertainment which goes on and on and on. What do we have so far? Naked women , melting banknotes , vending-machine-says-no , biolo
Stephen Poloz new governor Bank of Canada
The Bank of Canada has announced that Stephen S. Poloz will be appointed Governor of the Bank of Canada for a seven-year term, starting 3 June 2013. He will will succeed M
Canada presents new 5 and 10 dollar
The Bank of Canada unveiled the design for the new 5 and 10 dollar banknotes yesterday 30 April 2013. Like the rest of the series they're made of polymer. Below are the d
Canada unveils new 5 and 10 dollar on 30 April 2013
The Bank of Canada will unveil the last two banknotes of the new series, the 5 and 10 dollar, on 30 April 2013. This was already known but now there is more news regard
Canada set to reveal the new 5 and 10 dollar banknotes
The Bank of Canada has announced that they will reveal the new 5 and 10 dollar banknotes on 30 April 2013. From promotion clips of already issued banknotes in this series,
The road not taken
Say what you want about the Canadians but they do know how to keep their banknotes in the news. After the flood of bad press recently, this time the news is a bit lighter.
Wrong maple leaf on Canada's 20 dollar?
A few days ago I wrote about the Canadian polymer banknotes which faced with all kinds of criticism and complaints. From serious ones to the more ludicrous . The list seem
Banknote of the Year 2012: competition is still open!
The IBNS has published the nominees so far for the Banknote of the Year 2012. The nominees are (in random order): Brazil: 20 Reais Costa Rica: 5000 Colones Jersey: 100 Po
Canada's polymer money still under fire
What is the deal with Canada's polymer money? For some reason it keeps on getting bad press and nasty comments by angry users. Some of the recent articles I wrote or gathe
Do Canadian polymer banknotes melt?
That's the question Canadians are asking when reports surfaced last summer of banknotes which had melted because of exposure to heat. The notes in question were of course
Mark Carney new governor Bank of England
To a lot of people’s surprise Canadian Mark Carney has been named as the new governor of the Bank of England. He is currently the governor of the Bank of Canada and will b
Welcome to the new Canadian 20 Dollar
Today Barack Obama was re-elected as president of the United States but their neighbours to the north also have cause for celebration. Because today the new 20 Dollar bank
Canada's new 20 Dollar is coming
On November 7th the new 20 Dollar will be released to the public in Canada. To announce this event Canada has unveiled a giant image of the note on the side of the Central
Nieuwe 20 Dollar voor Canada
Canada heeft het nieuwe biljet van 20 Dollar gepresenteerd . Op de voorkant een portret van Elizabeth II en op de achterkant het Canadian National Vimy Memorial dat in Vi
Nieuwe 50 Dollar-biljetten uit Canada
Canada heeft 26 maart 2012 de nieuwe biljetten van 50 Dollar gepresenteerd . Naar mijn bescheiden mening een schitterende uitgave. The front of the new $50 note features a
Het duivelsbiljet van Canada
Zoals eerder aangekondigd zou ik nog een achtergrondstukje schrijven over het Canadese Duivelsbiljet dat ik onlangs op de kop wist te tikken. In 1952 volgde Elizabeth Ale
The life of a bank note
Van de Bank of Canada zijn een aantal aardige filmpjes te zien waarin het hele proces beschreven wordt hoe bankbiljetten worden gemaakt, specifiek het nieuwe 100 dollar-bi
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic to the Pa