Explore stories from our collection and our economic heritage.
September 9, 2019
Bank Note/Billet de banque
By: Graham Iddon
The first Canadian paper money was issued in 1817, and for the next 120 years, the vast majority of Canadian bank notes were only in English.
Content type(s):
Blog posts
July 18, 2019
RCNA Convention, 2019
By: David Bergeron
Bank of Canada Museum will be at the 66th annual convention of the Royal Canadian Numismatic Association (RCNA).
Content type(s):
Blog posts
July 8, 2019
Landscape Engraved
By: Graham Iddon
Retaining the landscape format but showing human activity and intervention transformed the imagery into an extended portrait of Canada and Canadians.
Content type(s):
Blog posts
May 24, 2019
The Hunting of the Greenback
By: Graham Iddon
During World War Two, the Bank created the Foreign Exchange Control Board (FECB). One of its major tasks was to find as many US dollars as possible to pay for American imports.
Content type(s):
Blog posts
May 15, 2019
What goes up…
By: Graham Iddon
Economic bubbles continued to pop up regularly throughout history, and still do today.
Content type(s):
Blog posts
Subject(s):
Economics,
Social studies
Grade level(s):
Grade 08 / Secondary 2,
Grade 09 / Secondary 3,
Grade 10 / Secondary 4,
Grades 11 and 12 / Secondary 5
