About the note
Queen Elizabeth II is the featured portrait of this note. Hers is one of two portraits engraved for this series by Jorge Peral, art director of the Canadian Bank Note Company. Peral also served as the designer of the entire series. The source image is a photograph by Charles Green, commissioned specifically for this note. The International Bank Note Society considered the engraving one of the best of the mature monarch when it declared the note as Bank Note of the Year in 2005. The architectural illustration next to the Queen is of the porch of Parliament Hill’s Centre Block at the base of the Peace Tower.
The theme of the back vignette is Arts and Culture and is illustrated with four artworks by Haida artist Bill Reid. Depicted from left to right are The Raven and the First Men, Haida Grizzly Bear, The Spirit of Haida Gwaii and Mythic Messengers. The quotation is from Gabrielle Roy’s La montagne secrète (The Hidden Mountain). It describes the lonely odyssey of a young man in quest of artistic perfection as he probes deeper into Canada’s North. The English translation is by Harry Binsse.At a glance
- Portrait: Queen Elizabeth II
- Date of issue: September 29, 2004
- Last day of issue: November 6, 2012
- Signatures:
- Deputy Governors W. Paul Jenkins and Tiff Macklem
- Governors David A. Dodge and Mark J. Carney
- Dimensions: 15.2 cm x 7 cm
- Design: Canadian Bank Note Company Ltd. (Jorge Peral)
- Printer: BA International Inc., Canadian Bank Note Company Ltd.
- Status: legal tender
