About the note
The $1,000 note from 1935, like the $500 note, features a prime minister and was used primarily by banks to transfer funds. Sir Wilfrid Laurier is seen here wearing a Prince Albert coat, a popular style at the turn of the 20th century. Edwin Gunn of American Bank Note Company (ABN) engraved this image. The source photograph of Laurier came from the Public Archives of Canada, now Library and Archives Canada. The photographer is not known.
The vignette on the back is an allegory with a theme of security and protection. The image was engraved by William Jung after a painting by Alonzo E. Foringer, both of ABN. This stock engraving was owned by ABN and had already appeared as early as 1917 on an issue of Russian bonds. Originally it was proposed that the $1,000 note carry an allegory of the lumber industry.
At a glance
- Portrait: Sir Wilfrid Laurier
- Date of issue: March 11, 1935
- Last day of issue: January 2, 1937
- Signatures:
- Deputy Governor John A. C. Osborne
- Governor Graham F. Towers
- Dimensions: 15.1 cm x 7.3 cm
- Design: American Bank Note Company Ltd., Canadian Bank Note Co. Ltd.
- Printer: Canadian Bank Note Company Ltd.
- Status: not legal tender
