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July 15, 2014
First Series $500 Note
This was the only $500 note ever issued by the Bank. Printed by Canadian Bank Note Company Ltd., it features a portrait of Sir John A. Macdonald, Canada’s first prime minister, wearing a fur-collared coat.
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July 15, 2014
First Series $100 Note
Printed by Canadian Bank Note Company Ltd., the $100 note carries a portrait of Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester, third son of King George V and Queen Mary.
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July 15, 2014
First Series $50 Note
The 1935 $50 note, which was printed by Canadian Bank Note Company Ltd., features a portrait of Prince Albert, Duke of York, second son of King George V and Queen Mary.
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July 15, 2014
First Series $25 Commemorative Note
This special royal purple $25 note was issued on 6 May 1935 to commemorate the silver jubilee of King George V.
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July 15, 2014
First Series $20 Note
Printed by Canadian Bank Note Company Ltd., the $20 note features a portrait of 8-year-old Princess Elizabeth (granddaughter of King George V and later Queen Elizabeth II).
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July 15, 2014
First Series $10 Note
The front of the $10 note features a portrait of Princess Mary, only daughter of King George V and Queen Mary.
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July 15, 2014
First Series $5 Note
The front of the $5 note features a portrait of Edward, Prince of Wales, the first son of King George V and Queen Mary.
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July 15, 2014
First Series $2 Note
The $2 note features a portrait of Queen Mary, wife of King George V. She is shown in evening dress wearing a diamond tiara and necklace.
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July 15, 2014
First Series $1 Note
The $1 note was printed by Canadian Bank Note Company Ltd. The front of the note features a portrait of King George V, who reigned from 1910 to 1936.
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July 14, 2014
Bilingual Series $1000 Note
The $1,000 note was issued several years after the rest of the 1937 series. It took on the rose tint of the 1935 $20 note but retained the portrait of Sir Wilfrid Laurier.
