Explore stories from our collection and our economic heritage.
November 10, 2015
Money from Space
Do you notice anything peculiar about this bank note? It’s blue; it’s denominated as 5-dollar; it has handsome portraits of Sir Wilfred Laurier on it…hold on a minute!
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October 29, 2015
Royal Canadian Numismatic Association
By: Raewyn Passmore
Nova Scotia has long been a centre of trade that connected Europe, New England and the West Indies. Following the American Revolution, Halifax became the primary British port in North America and a hub of financial activity.
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September 28, 2015
Merchant scrip from Labrador
By: David Bergeron
Before banks were established in remote regions of Canada, paying employees involved shipping currency long distances into wild and often lawless locations. The alternative to this risky enterprise was for the company to issue its own money. Called scrip…
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September 15, 2015
The 2015 Commemorative $20 Bank Note Revealed
By: Graham Iddon
It’s a historic day for us as well. It isn’t every day that the Bank of Canada introduces a new commemorative note.
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August 19, 2015
The 1954 series: the artwork of Charles F. Comfort
By: David Bergeron
During 1952, Comfort produced a number of pencil and watercolour design models for the face of the new notes. Some were updates of the traditional style while others were radically modern treatments.
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