Explore stories from our collection and our economic heritage.
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
April 25, 2019
Welding with Liquid
By: Stephanie Shank
In heritage conservation, broken metal objects can be reassembled with an adhesive most commonly used for repairing glass and ceramics.
Content type(s):
Blog posts
April 22, 2019
Conserving the Spider Press
By: Stephanie Shank
Used extensively in the 19th century, this type of hand-operated press printed secure financial documents using the intaglio method.
Content type(s):
Blog posts
April 1, 2019
How Does $ = Dollar?
By: Graham Iddon
How on earth did an “S” with a line or two through it come to represent a dollar? Any ideas? No? That’s OK, you’re in good company.
Content type(s):
Blog posts
