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To ease concerns over counterfeiting, the mint authorized a new design in January 1987. The new loon dollar by Canadian ...
Originally issued by the Bank of Canada when the nation’s central bank was first established in 1935, a nearly 90-year-old bill is now expected to sell for more than a quarter million dollars ...
The Bank of Canada announced in 2020 that as of New Year’s Day in 2021, $1, $2, $25, $500, and $1,000 no longer would be acceptable to use in transactions. But that did not mean that the notes were ...
Similar mentions are found in the United Kingdom Acts of Parliament and Canadian banknotes before 1935. The term “Dominion of Canada” was frequently used to refer to the country until the 1950s. After ...
An effigy of the reigning monarch first started appearing on Canadian coins in 1908, when the Mint began production, then on Canadian bank notes beginning in 1935, when the Bank of Canada launched.
In light of King Charles’ recent coronation, Canadian $20 bills and coins will soon be getting a facelift. Ottawa announced that banknotes and coinage will be redesigned to feature a portrait of the ...
The change to Canadian money has been anticipated since the death of the Queen. There have been calls to replace the Queen with someone else other than her son, such as Terry Fox, but the Mint had ...