Archives

• June 6, 2014

  2001-2006: The Canadian Journey Series

  This first series for which the Canadian public was consulted features scenes representing culture and achievement. It is also the first predominantly computer aided design.
• June 6, 2014

  1986: The Birds of Canada Series

  New reproduction techniques available to counterfeiters encouraged the production of a new series of notes with reflective elements and simpler designs that would make printing defects more apparent- birds are also politically neutral.
• June 6, 2014

  1969-1979: The Scenes of Canada Series

  Counterfeiters were catching up and new approaches were needed to foil them; the layering of multiple colours and elegant swashes of geometric patterns were the key design features of this series.
• June 6, 2014

  1954: The Canadian Landscape Series

  A completely new approach to Canadian note design was undertaken after the accession of Queen Elizabeth II, one that was representative of a Canadian vision of itself.
• June 6, 2014

  1937: The Bilingual Series

  The release of this partly re-designed series of notes was prompted by the death of King George V in 1936 and new legislation requiring bilingual notes.
• June 6, 2014

  1935: The First Series

  Though not designed or produced by the Bank of Canada, this series was the first to be issued by our new central bank— going into circulation on the day it opened.
• June 6, 2014

  Complete Bank Note Series

  

  This is the Bank of Canada’s portfolio. We’re very proud of it. Every denomination from every series on up to today can be found here.
• June 6, 2014

  About the Collection

  

  Boasting more than 110,000 artifacts, our collection includes currency from around the world and from all historical periods.
• June 6, 2014

  Search the Collection

  

  Looking for specific items in our Collection? Here you will be able to access all of the items in our Collection that have been digitized so far.
• June 6, 2014

  Collections

  Who likes money? We do, and lots of it. And here is your window to our enormous collection of currency and currency-related artifacts.