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• October 5, 2018

  For teachers: Designing a bank note that reflects Canada

  

  Explore the design of Canadian bank notes.

  Content type(s): Lesson plans Subject(s): Arts, Geography Grade level(s): Grade 06, Grade 07 / Secondary 1, Grade 08 / Secondary 2, Grade 09 / Secondary 3, Grade 10 / Secondary 4, Grades 11 and 12 / Secondary 5 and CEGEP
• October 2, 2018

  Canada Financially Comes of Age

  By: Paul S. Berry

  
  

  

  The First War Loan included bonds in denominations of up to $100,000. They matured in ten years and paid interest at 5 percent.

  Content type(s): Blog posts
• October 1, 2018

  #AskACurator Day 2018

  By: Graham Iddon

  
  

  

  What would you ask a curator? Your chance was September 12, when the annual Twitter event #AskACurator Day took place on computers, tablets and mobile phones all around the globe.

  Content type(s): Blog posts
• September 20, 2018

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• August 30, 2018

  Happy Birthday, Dear Bank of Canada Museum!

  By: Graham Iddon

  
  

  

  A little grade 8 math revealed that, since our last full year of operation, we have increased Museum attendance by 91 per cent (pause while the audience claps).

  Content type(s): Blog posts
• June 13, 2018

  Unpacking the Collection 8

  By: Patricia Measures

  
  

  

  Dora’s work is as familiar as the change that jingles in your pocket. In all likelihood, you have come in contact with her work while using coinage to pay for your morning cup of coffee.

  Content type(s): Blog posts
• May 24, 2018

  Masters of Relief
• May 8, 2018

  Operation Fish

  By: Robert Low

  
  

  

  Operation Fish was the largest movement of physical wealth in history.

  Content type(s): Blog posts Subject(s): Economy, History, Social studies Grade level(s): Grade 06, Grade 07 / Secondary 1, Grade 08 / Secondary 2, Grade 09 / Secondary 3, Grade 10 / Secondary 4, Grades 11 and 12 / Secondary 5 and CEGEP
• April 18, 2018

  New Acquisitions

  By: Paul S. Berry

  
  

  

  To distinguish the new production from that of 1936, a small impression was added to the reverse dies, creating a raised dot on coins struck from those tools.

  Content type(s): Blog posts
• March 27, 2018

  Behind the Convenience

  In the Special Exhibits Case of Gallery 1, we assembled a collection of recent and not-so-recent electronic payment system artifacts to complement our temporary exhibition Decoding E-Money.