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• July 14, 2014

  Canadian Landscape Series $20 Note

  

  The $20 note was printed by Canadian Bank Note Company Ltd. The face of the note, except for the portrait, was engraved by Andrew McMillen of American Bank Note Company.
• July 14, 2014

  Canadian Landscape Series $10 Note

  

  The back of the $10 note features Emerald Lake and Mount Burgess in Yoho National Park, British Columbia, and was engraved by Harry Dawson.
• July 14, 2014

  Canadian Landscape Series $5 Note

  

  Until 1959, the $5 bank note was printed exclusively by British American Bank Note Company. The back of the note was engraved by C. Gordon Yorke of British American Bank Note Company and depicts Otter Falls on the Aishihik River, Mile 996 Alaska Highway, in southwestern Yukon.
• July 14, 2014

  Canadian Landscape Series $2 Note

  

  The $2 note was printed by British American Bank Note Company. Note that the same border design is used on the front and back of the notes in this series.
• July 14, 2014

  Canadian Landscape Series $1 Note

  

  Initially printed by Canadian Bank Note Company Ltd. and later by British American Bank Note Company as well, the face of the $1 note features an engraving of Queen Elizabeth II based on a Karsh portrait that appears on all denominations in the series.
• July 14, 2014

  Scenes of Canada Series $100 Note

  

  C. Gordon Yorke engraved the portrait of Prime Minister Sir Robert Borden that appears on the front of the $100 note. C. Gordon Yorke engraved the vignette of the harbour at Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, featured on the back.
• July 14, 2014

  Scenes of Canada Series $50 Note

  

  The face of the $50 note features an engraving of William Lyon Mackenzie King by George Gundersen based on a Karsh portrait of Canada’s longest-serving prime minister.
• July 14, 2014

  Scenes of Canada Series $20 Note

  

  The first $20 note in the series was issued in June 1970 and was printed by both Canadian Bank Note Company Ltd. and British American Bank Note Company. The face features the Gundersen engraving of the Queen.
• July 14, 2014

  Scenes of Canada Series $10 Note

  

  A portrait of Sir John A. Macdonald engraved by George Gundersen appears on the front of the $10 note. The back features the Polymer Corporation in Sarnia, Ontario.
• July 14, 2014

  Scenes of Canada Series $5 Note

  

  The $5 note was issued in December 1972. The portrait of Sir Wilfrid Laurier on the face of the note was engraved by C. Gordon Yorke.