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    The Canadian Roots of the “Greenback”

    Successfully counterfeiting a bank note in the mid-19th century required an engraver with reasonably high talent and very low ethics.

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    Build a Bank Note: Classroom Resource for Teachers

    Teach your students about Canada’s history, land and culture – with money! Download the free lesson plan.

    For Teachers: Designing a Bank Note that Reflects Canada

    Canadian bank notes are designed to reflect Canadian values and identity. Here’s a lesson idea that uses the new $10 note’s theme of social justice and human rights to look at bank note design and to help your students design their own notes.

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October 31, 2018

The Devil is in the Hairdo

By: Graham Iddon


Have you ever seen eyes in the bark of trees? Wolves in the clouds? How about spooky things in bank notes?
Content Type(s): Blog Subject(s): Collection
October 5, 2018

For Teachers: Designing a Bank Note that Reflects Canada

By: Heather Montgomery


This lesson idea will help students learn about the design of Canadian bank notes.
Content Type(s): Blog Subject(s): Education
October 2, 2018

Canada Financially Comes of Age

By: Paul S. Berry


The First War Loan included bonds in denominations of up to $100,000. They matured in ten years and paid interest at 5 percent.
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October 1, 2018

#AskACurator Day 2018

By: Graham Iddon


What would you ask a curator? Your chance was September 12, when the annual Twitter event #AskACurator Day took place on computers, tablets and mobile phones all around the globe.
Content Type(s): Blog Subject(s): News & Events
August 30, 2018

Happy Birthday, Dear Bank of Canada Museum!

By: Graham Iddon


A little grade 8 math revealed that, since our last full year of operation, we have increased Museum attendance by 91 per cent (pause while the audience claps).
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