Birds of Canada Series $2 Note

Issued in September 1986 and printed by both Canadian Bank Note Company Ltd. and British American Bank Note Company, the $2 note was the second in the new series and features a portrait of the Queen engraved by Henry S. Doubtfire of De La Rue, based on a photograph by Anthony Buckley. A small engraved vignette of the Parliament Buildings is adjacent to the portrait. The coat of arms on the face of each note in the series was also engraved. The back features two robins. Note the bar codes adjacent to the serial numbers on the reverse.