Currency of the Bank of Canada (1954-1967)


This page shows examples of each major note which was issued for use between 1954 and 1967 by the Bank of Canada.
It does NOT cover minor varieties.
All of the currency designs displayed here were printed for circulation as legal tender.

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1954 Issue of Canadian Banknotes

The "Canadian Landscapes" Issue

The 1937 Issue of Canadian banknotes started a precedent of using the British Monarch's effigy on the face of most circulating banknotes.
The death of King George VI precipitated the need for a re-design and new issue of notes. The monarch's portrait was moved from the centre of the notes to the left side, simply to reduce the image being damaged by wear from the folding of notes during everyday use.
Instead of using various allegory scenes on the back of each denomination it was decided to use landscape scenes from across Canada.

After the first series of 1954 issue notes were released to the public, the government received a huge backlash when word spread the the hair behind the Queen's ear appeared to contain an image of a demonic face. This was corrected by 1956 by modifying the highlights and shading of her hair, thus removing the details which led to the controversy.
Continuing a process which was started in 1937, each note received a unique "serial number".
A two letter prefix was added to each serial number (expressed as a fraction). The upper character designates the series while the lower letter was assigned to that denomination.
Each set of ten million notes were given a different series letter. Twenty different series letters were approved for use, so a total of 200 million possible notes could be printed for each denomination letter.
If more notes were required, a second (or third or fourth) denomination letter was used, and both the series letter and serial number sequences were re-started:


In addition, for the first time notes which were damaged during the printing process were not replaced with identical notes.
A special series of notes were printed whose serial number did not have to be identical to the damaged note.
As damaged notes were discovered, replacement notes were inserted into the parcel. These notes can be distinguished from a standard note by the presence of an asterisk (*) to the left of the serial number:


The following table details which letters were assigned to each denomination of Devil's Face banknote (Click here to view the Modified Note letter assignments):

Letters Assigned to Devil's Face Notes:
Denom. Denomination Letters Used Series Letters Used Replacement Series Letters Used
$1 A A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, R, S, T *A
$2 B A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I *A
$5 C A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I *A
$10 D A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J *A
$20 E A, B, C, D, E *A
$50 H A None
$100 J A None
$1000 K A None


1954 1 Dollar "Devil's Face" Note (Coyne-Towers)
BC-29a

1 Dollar
"Devil's Face"
(Coyne-Towers)

VIGNETTES:
Front Right - H.M. Queen Elizabeth II.
Back - The Western prairie and sky near Fleming, Saskatchewan. The gravel road in this scene was part of the original Trans Canada highway.

These notes were delivered to the Bank of Canada without any printed signatures. The signatures of the Deputy Governor (J.E. Coyne) and the Governor (G.F. Towers) were printed by the letterpress method with black ink at the Bank of Canada.

The following highlighted image shows the detail that was mistaken for a demonic face:


Note: See Appendix A for the locations of the plate numbers on these notes.

1954 1 Dollar "Devil's Face" Note (Beattie-Coyne)
BC-29b

1 Dollar
"Devil's Face"
(Beattie-Coyne)

VIGNETTES:
Front Right - H.M. Queen Elizabeth II.
Back - The Western prairie and sky near Fleming, Saskatchewan. The gravel road in this scene was part of the original Trans Canada highway.

These notes were delivered to the Bank of Canada without any printed signatures. The signatures of the Deputy Governor (J.R. Beattie) and the Governor (J.E. Coyne) were printed by the letterpress method with black ink at the Bank of Canada.

Note: See Appendix A for the locations of the plate numbers on these notes.

1954 2 Dollar "Devil's Face" Note (Coyne-Towers)
BC-30a

2 Dollar
"Devil's Face"
(Coyne-Towers)

VIGNETTES:
Front Right - H.M. Queen Elizabeth II.
Back - Landscape from the Upper Melbourne, Richmond Quebec.

These notes were delivered to the Bank of Canada without any printed signatures. The signatures of the Deputy Governor (J.E. Coyne) and the Governor (G.F. Towers) were printed by the letterpress method with black ink at the Bank of Canada.

Note: See Appendix A for the locations of the plate numbers on these notes.

1954 2 Dollar "Devil's Face" Note (Beattie-Coyne)
BC-30b

2 Dollar
"Devil's Face"
(Beattie-Coyne)

VIGNETTES:
Front Right - H.M. Queen Elizabeth II.
Back - Landscape from the Upper Melbourne, Richmond Quebec.

These notes were delivered to the Bank of Canada without any printed signatures. The signatures of the Deputy Governor (J.R. Beattie) and the Governor (J.E. Coyne) were printed by the letterpress method with black ink at the Bank of Canada.

Note: See Appendix A for the locations of the plate numbers on these notes.

1954 5 Dollar "Devil's Face" Note (Coyne-Towers)
BC-31a

5 Dollar
"Devil's Face"
(Coyne-Towers)

VIGNETTES:
Front Right - H.M. Queen Elizabeth II.
Back - Otter Falls, Mile 996, Alaska Highway.

These notes were delivered to the Bank of Canada without any printed signatures. The signatures of the Deputy Governor (J.E. Coyne) and the Governor (G.F. Towers) were printed by the letterpress method with black ink at the Bank of Canada.

Note: See Appendix A for the locations of the plate numbers on these notes.

1954 5 Dollar "Devil's Face" Note (Beattie-Coyne)
BC-31b

5 Dollar
"Devil's Face"
(Beattie-Coyne)

VIGNETTES:
Front Right - H.M. Queen Elizabeth II.
Back - Otter Falls, Mile 996, Alaska Highway.

These notes were delivered to the Bank of Canada without any printed signatures. The signatures of the Deputy Governor (J.R. Beattie) and the Governor (J.E. Coyne) were printed by the letterpress method with black ink at the Bank of Canada.

Note: See Appendix A for the locations of the plate numbers on these notes.

1954 10 Dollar "Devil's Face" Note (Coyne-Towers)
BC-32a

10 Dollar
"Devil's Face"
(Coyne-Towers)

VIGNETTES:
Front Right - H.M. Queen Elizabeth II.
Back - Mount Burgess, British Columbia.

These notes were delivered to the Bank of Canada without any printed signatures. The signatures of the Deputy Governor (J.E. Coyne) and the Governor (G.F. Towers) were printed by the letterpress method with black ink at the Bank of Canada.

Note: See Appendix A for the locations of the plate numbers on these notes.

1954 10 Dollar "Devil's Face" Note (Beattie-Coyne)
BC-32b

10 Dollar
"Devil's Face"
(Beattie-Coyne)

VIGNETTES:
Front Right - H.M. Queen Elizabeth II.
Back - Mount Burgess, British Columbia.

These notes were delivered to the Bank of Canada without any printed signatures. The signatures of the Deputy Governor (J.R. Beattie) and the Governor (J.E. Coyne) were printed by the letterpress method with black ink at the Bank of Canada.

Note: See Appendix A for the locations of the plate numbers on these notes.

1954 20 Dollar "Devil's Face" Note (Coyne-Towers)
BC-33a

20 Dollar
"Devil's Face"
(Coyne-Towers)

VIGNETTES:
Front Right - H.M. Queen Elizabeth II.
Back - Laurentian hills in winter.

These notes were delivered to the Bank of Canada without any printed signatures. The signatures of the Deputy Governor (J.E. Coyne) and the Governor (G.F. Towers) were printed by the letterpress method with black ink at the Bank of Canada.

Note: See Appendix A for the locations of the plate numbers on these notes.

1954 20 Dollar "Devil's Face" Note (Beattie-Coyne)
BC-33b

20 Dollar
"Devil's Face"
(Beattie-Coyne)

VIGNETTES:
Front Right - H.M. Queen Elizabeth II.
Back - Laurentian hills in winter.

These notes were delivered to the Bank of Canada without any printed signatures. The signatures of the Deputy Governor (J.R. Beattie) and the Governor (J.E. Coyne) were printed by the letterpress method with black ink at the Bank of Canada.

Note: See Appendix A for the locations of the plate numbers on these notes.

1954 50 Dollar "Devil's Face" Note (Coyne-Towers)
BC-34a

50 Dollar
"Devil's Face"
(Coyne-Towers)

VIGNETTES:
Front Right - H.M. Queen Elizabeth II.
Back - Lockport Nova Scotia - beach and breaking waves.

These notes were delivered to the Bank of Canada without any printed signatures. The signatures of the Deputy Governor (J.E. Coyne) and the Governor (G.F. Towers) were printed by the letterpress method with black ink at the Bank of Canada.

Note: See Appendix A for the locations of the plate numbers on these notes.

1954 50 Dollar "Devil's Face" Note (Beattie-Coyne)
BC-34b

50 Dollar
"Devil's Face"
(Beattie-Coyne)

VIGNETTES:
Front Right - H.M. Queen Elizabeth II.
Back - Lockport Nova Scotia - beach and breaking waves.

These notes were delivered to the Bank of Canada without any printed signatures. The signatures of the Deputy Governor (J.R. Beattie) and the Governor (J.E. Coyne) were printed by the letterpress method with black ink at the Bank of Canada.

Note: See Appendix A for the locations of the plate numbers on these notes.

1954 100 Dollar "Devil's Face" Note (Coyne-Towers)
BC-35a

100 Dollar
"Devil's Face"
(Coyne-Towers)

VIGNETTES:
Front Right - H.M. Queen Elizabeth II.
Back - Mountains, valley and lake, unspecified location.

These notes were delivered to the Bank of Canada without any printed signatures. The signatures of the Deputy Governor (J.E. Coyne) and the Governor (G.F. Towers) were printed by the letterpress method with black ink at the Bank of Canada.

Note: See Appendix A for the locations of the plate numbers on these notes.

1954 100 Dollar "Devil's Face" Note (Beattie-Coyne)
BC-35b

100 Dollar
"Devil's Face"
(Beattie-Coyne)

VIGNETTES:
Front Right - H.M. Queen Elizabeth II.
Back - Mountains, valley and lake, unspecified location.

These notes were delivered to the Bank of Canada without any printed signatures. The signatures of the Deputy Governor (J.R. Beattie) and the Governor (J.E. Coyne) were printed by the letterpress method with black ink at the Bank of Canada.

Note: See Appendix A for the locations of the plate numbers on these notes.

1954 1000 Dollar "Devil's Face" Note (Coyne-Towers)
BC-36

1000 Dollar
"Devil's Face"
(Coyne-Towers)

VIGNETTES:
Front Right - H.M. Queen Elizabeth II.
Back - Anse St. Jean on the Saguenay River, Quebec.

These notes were delivered to the Bank of Canada without any printed signatures. The signatures of the Deputy Governor (J.E. Coyne) and the Governor (G.F. Towers) were printed by the letterpress method with black ink at the Bank of Canada.

Note: See Appendix A for the locations of the plate numbers on these notes.




1954 "Modified" Issue of Canadian Banknotes


After the first series of 1954 issue notes were released to the public, the government received a huge backlash when word spread the the hair behind the Queen's ear appeared to contain an image of a demonic face. This was corrected by 1956 by modifying the shading of her hair, thus removing the details which led to the controversy.
Continuing a process which was started in 1937, each note received a unique "serial number".
A two letter prefix was added to each serial number (expressed as a fraction). The upper character designates the series while the lower letter was assigned to that denomination.
Each set of ten million notes were given a different series letter. Twenty different series letters were approved for use, so a total of 200 million possible notes could be printed for each denomination letter.
If more notes were required, a second (or third or fourth) denomination letter was used, and both the series letter and serial number sequences were re-started:


In addition, for the first time notes which were damaged during the printing process were not replaced with identical notes.
A special series of notes were printed whose serial number did not have to be identical to the damaged note.
As damaged notes were discovered, replacement notes were inserted into the parcel. These notes can be distinguished from a standard note by the presence of an asterisk (*) to the left of the serial number:


The following table details which letters were assigned to each denomination of Modified banknotes:


Letters Assigned to Modified Notes:
Denom. Denomination Letters Used Series Letters Used Replacement Series Letters Used
$1 A, F, I, L, M, M, N, O, P, V, Y, Z A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, R, S, T, U, V, W, X, Y, Z *A, *B, *C, *D, *H, *H, *I, *M, *N, *O, *S, *V, *X
$2 B, R, U, G, Z A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, R, S, T, U, V, W, X, Y, Z *A, *B, *K, *O, *R, *Z
$5 C, S, X A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, R, S, T, U, V, W, X, Y, Z *A, *L, *N, *R, *S, *V, *W
$10 D, T, V A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, R, S, T, U, V, W, X, Y, Z *A, *B, *U
$20 E, W A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, R, S, T, U, V, W, X, Y, Z *A, *V
$50 H A, B, C None
$100 J A, B, C None
$1000 K A None

1954 1 Dollar "Modified" Note (Beattie-Coyne)
BC-37a

1 Dollar
"Modified"
(Beattie-Coyne)

VIGNETTES:
Front Right - H.M. Queen Elizabeth II.
Back - The Western prairie and sky near Fleming, Saskatchewan. The gravel road in this scene was part of the original Trans Canada highway.

- Between 1954 and 1965 these notes were delivered to the Bank of Canada without any printed signatures. The signatures of the Deputy Governor (J.R. Beattie) and the Governor (J.E. Coyne) were printed by the letterpress method with black ink at the Bank of Canada.
-Between 1965 and 1969 the method used to imprint the signatures changed. They were engraved directly onto the printing plates, thus saving the need for a separate printing process after delivery to the BOC.

Note: See Appendix A for the locations of the plate numbers on these notes.

1954 1 Dollar "Modified" Note (Beattie-Rasminsky)
BC-37b

1 Dollar
"Modified"
(Beattie-Rasminsky)

VIGNETTES:
Front Right - H.M. Queen Elizabeth II.
Back - The Western prairie and sky near Fleming, Saskatchewan. The gravel road in this scene was part of the original Trans Canada highway.

- Between 1954 and 1965 these notes were delivered to the Bank of Canada without any printed signatures. The signatures of the Deputy Governor (J.R. Beattie) and the Governor (L. Rasminsky) were printed by the letterpress method with black ink at the Bank of Canada.
-Between 1965 and 1969 the method used to imprint the signatures changed. They were engraved directly onto the printing plates, thus saving the need for a separate printing process after delivery to the BOC.

Note: See Appendix A for the locations of the plate numbers on these notes.

1954 1 Dollar "Modified" Note (Bouey-Rasminsky)
BC-37c

1 Dollar
"Modified"
(Bouey-Rasminsky)

VIGNETTES:
Front Right - H.M. Queen Elizabeth II.
Back - The Western prairie and sky near Fleming, Saskatchewan. The gravel road in this scene was part of the original Trans Canada highway.

- Between 1954 and 1965 these notes were delivered to the Bank of Canada without any printed signatures. The signatures of the Deputy Governor (G.K. Bouey) and the Governor (L. Rasminsky) were printed by the letterpress method with black ink at the Bank of Canada.
-Between 1965 and 1969 the method used to imprint the signatures changed. They were engraved directly onto the printing plates, thus saving the need for a separate printing process after delivery to the BOC.

Note: See Appendix A for the locations of the plate numbers on these notes.

1954 1 Dollar "Modified" Note (Lawson-Bouey)
BC-37d

1 Dollar
"Modified"
(Lawson-Bouey)

VIGNETTES:
Front Right - H.M. Queen Elizabeth II.
Back - The Western prairie and sky near Fleming, Saskatchewan. The gravel road in this scene was part of the original Trans Canada highway.

- Between 1954 and 1965 these notes were delivered to the Bank of Canada without any printed signatures. The signatures of the Deputy Governor (R.W. Lawson) and the Governor (G.K. Bouey) were printed by the letterpress method with black ink at the Bank of Canada.
-Between 1965 and 1969 the method used to imprint the signatures changed. They were engraved directly onto the printing plates, thus saving the need for a separate printing process after delivery to the BOC.

Note: See Appendix A for the locations of the plate numbers on these notes.

1954 2 Dollar "Modified" Note (Beattie-Coyne)
BC-38a

2 Dollar
"Modified"
(Beattie-Coyne)

VIGNETTES:
Front Right - H.M. Queen Elizabeth II.
Back - Landscape from the Upper Melbourne, Richmond Quebec.

- Between 1954 and 1965 these notes were delivered to the Bank of Canada without any printed signatures. The signatures of the Deputy Governor (J.R. Beattie) and the Governor (J.E. Coyne) were printed by the letterpress method with black ink at the Bank of Canada.
-Between 1965 and 1969 the method used to imprint the signatures changed. They were engraved directly onto the printing plates, thus saving the need for a separate printing process after delivery to the BOC.

Note: See Appendix A for the locations of the plate numbers on these notes.

1954 2 Dollar "Modified" Note (Beattie-Rasminsky)
BC-38b

2 Dollar
"Modified"
(Beattie-Rasminsky)

VIGNETTES:
Front Right - H.M. Queen Elizabeth II.
Back - Landscape from the Upper Melbourne, Richmond Quebec.

- Between 1954 and 1965 these notes were delivered to the Bank of Canada without any printed signatures. The signatures of the Deputy Governor (J.R. Beattie) and the Governor (L. Rasminsky) were printed by the letterpress method with black ink at the Bank of Canada.
-Between 1965 and 1969 the method used to imprint the signatures changed. They were engraved directly onto the printing plates, thus saving the need for a separate printing process after delivery to the BOC.

Note: See Appendix A for the locations of the plate numbers on these notes.

1954 2 Dollar "Modified" Note (Bouey-Rasminsky)
BC-38c

2 Dollar
"Modified"
(Bouey-Rasminsky)

VIGNETTES:
Front Right - H.M. Queen Elizabeth II.
Back - Landscape from the Upper Melbourne, Richmond Quebec.

- Between 1954 and 1965 these notes were delivered to the Bank of Canada without any printed signatures. The signatures of the Deputy Governor (G.K. Bouey) and the Governor (L. Rasminsky) were printed by the letterpress method with black ink at the Bank of Canada.
-Between 1965 and 1969 the method used to imprint the signatures changed. They were engraved directly onto the printing plates, thus saving the need for a separate printing process after delivery to the BOC.

Note: See Appendix A for the locations of the plate numbers on these notes.

1954 2 Dollar "Modified" Note (Lawson-Bouey)
BC-38d

2 Dollar
"Modified"
(Lawson-Bouey)

VIGNETTES:
Front Right - H.M. Queen Elizabeth II.
Back - Landscape from the Upper Melbourne, Richmond Quebec.

- Between 1954 and 1965 these notes were delivered to the Bank of Canada without any printed signatures. The signatures of the Deputy Governor (R.W. Lawson) and the Governor (G.K. Bouey) were printed by the letterpress method with black ink at the Bank of Canada.
-Between 1965 and 1969 the method used to imprint the signatures changed. They were engraved directly onto the printing plates, thus saving the need for a separate printing process after delivery to the BOC.

Note: See Appendix A for the locations of the plate numbers on these notes.

1954 5 Dollar "Modified" Note (Beattie-Coyne)
BC-39a

5 Dollar
"Modified"
(Beattie-Coyne)

VIGNETTES:
Front Right - H.M. Queen Elizabeth II.
Back - Otter Falls, Mile 996, Alaska Highway.

- Between 1954 and 1965 these notes were delivered to the Bank of Canada without any printed signatures. The signatures of the Deputy Governor (J.R. Beattie) and the Governor (J.E. Coyne) were printed by the letterpress method with black ink at the Bank of Canada.
-Between 1965 and 1969 the method used to imprint the signatures changed. They were engraved directly onto the printing plates, thus saving the need for a separate printing process after delivery to the BOC.

Note: See Appendix A for the locations of the plate numbers on these notes.

1954 5 Dollar "Modified" Note (Beattie-Rasminsky)
BC-39b

5 Dollar
"Modified"
(Beattie-Rasminsky)

VIGNETTES:
Front Right - H.M. Queen Elizabeth II.
Back - Otter Falls, Mile 996, Alaska Highway.

- Between 1954 and 1965 these notes were delivered to the Bank of Canada without any printed signatures. The signatures of the Deputy Governor (J.R. Beattie) and the Governor (L. Rasminsky) were printed by the letterpress method with black ink at the Bank of Canada.
-Between 1965 and 1969 the method used to imprint the signatures changed. They were engraved directly onto the printing plates, thus saving the need for a separate printing process after delivery to the BOC.

Note: See Appendix A for the locations of the plate numbers on these notes.

1954 5 Dollar "Modified" Note (Bouey-Rasminsky)
BC-39c

5 Dollar
"Modified"
(Bouey-Rasminsky)

VIGNETTES:
Front Right - H.M. Queen Elizabeth II.
Back - Otter Falls, Mile 996, Alaska Highway.

- Between 1954 and 1965 these notes were delivered to the Bank of Canada without any printed signatures. The signatures of the Deputy Governor (G.K. Bouey) and the Governor (L. Rasminsky) were printed by the letterpress method with black ink at the Bank of Canada.
-Between 1965 and 1969 the method used to imprint the signatures changed. They were engraved directly onto the printing plates, thus saving the need for a separate printing process after delivery to the BOC.

Note: See Appendix A for the locations of the plate numbers on these notes.

1954 10 Dollar "Modified" Note (Beattie-Coyne)
BC-40a

10 Dollar
"Modified"
(Beattie-Coyne)

VIGNETTES:
Front Right - H.M. Queen Elizabeth II.
Back - Mount Burgess, British Columbia.

- Between 1954 and 1965 these notes were delivered to the Bank of Canada without any printed signatures. The signatures of the Deputy Governor (J.R. Beattie) and the Governor (J.E. Coyne) were printed by the letterpress method with black ink at the Bank of Canada.
-Between 1965 and 1969 the method used to imprint the signatures changed. They were engraved directly onto the printing plates, thus saving the need for a separate printing process after delivery to the BOC.

Note: See Appendix A for the locations of the plate numbers on these notes.

1954 10 Dollar "Modified" Note (Beattie-Rasminsky)
BC-40b

10 Dollar
"Modified"
(Beattie-Rasminsky)

VIGNETTES:
Front Right - H.M. Queen Elizabeth II.
Back - Mount Burgess, British Columbia.

- Between 1954 and 1965 these notes were delivered to the Bank of Canada without any printed signatures. The signatures of the Deputy Governor (J.R. Beattie) and the Governor (L. Rasminsky) were printed by the letterpress method with black ink at the Bank of Canada.
-Between 1965 and 1969 the method used to imprint the signatures changed. They were engraved directly onto the printing plates, thus saving the need for a separate printing process after delivery to the BOC.

Note: See Appendix A for the locations of the plate numbers on these notes.

1954 20 Dollar "Modified" Note (Beattie-Coyne)
BC-41a

20 Dollar
"Modified"
(Beattie-Coyne)

VIGNETTES:
Front Right - H.M. Queen Elizabeth II.
Back - Laurentian hills in winter.

- Between 1954 and 1965 these notes were delivered to the Bank of Canada without any printed signatures. The signatures of the Deputy Governor (J.R. Beattie) and the Governor (J.E. Coyne) were printed by the letterpress method with black ink at the Bank of Canada.
-Between 1965 and 1969 the method used to imprint the signatures changed. They were engraved directly onto the printing plates, thus saving the need for a separate printing process after delivery to the BOC.

Note: See Appendix A for the locations of the plate numbers on these notes.

1954 20 Dollar "Modified" Note (Beattie-Rasminsky)
BC-41b

20 Dollar
"Modified"
(Beattie-Rasminsky)

VIGNETTES:
Front Right - H.M. Queen Elizabeth II.
Back - Laurentian hills in winter.

- Between 1954 and 1965 these notes were delivered to the Bank of Canada without any printed signatures. The signatures of the Deputy Governor (J.R. Beattie) and the Governor (L. Rasminsky) were printed by the letterpress method with black ink at the Bank of Canada.
-Between 1965 and 1969 the method used to imprint the signatures changed. They were engraved directly onto the printing plates, thus saving the need for a separate printing process after delivery to the BOC.

Note: See Appendix A for the locations of the plate numbers on these notes.

1954 50 Dollar "Modified" Note (Beattie-Coyne)
BC-42a

50 Dollar
"Modified"
(Beattie-Coyne)

VIGNETTES:
Front Right - H.M. Queen Elizabeth II.
Back - Lockport Nova Scotia - beach and breaking waves.

- Between 1954 and 1965 these notes were delivered to the Bank of Canada without any printed signatures. The signatures of the Deputy Governor (J.R. Beattie) and the Governor (J.E. Coyne) were printed by the letterpress method with black ink at the Bank of Canada.
-Between 1965 and 1969 the method used to imprint the signatures changed. They were engraved directly onto the printing plates, thus saving the need for a separate printing process after delivery to the BOC.

Note: See Appendix A for the locations of the plate numbers on these notes.

1954 50 Dollar "Modified" Note (Beattie-Rasminsky)
BC-42b

50 Dollar
"Modified"
(Beattie-Rasminsky)

VIGNETTES:
Front Right - H.M. Queen Elizabeth II.
Back - Lockport Nova Scotia - beach and breaking waves.

- Between 1954 and 1965 these notes were delivered to the Bank of Canada without any printed signatures. The signatures of the Deputy Governor (J.R. Beattie) and the Governor (L. Rasminsky) were printed by the letterpress method with black ink at the Bank of Canada.
-Between 1965 and 1969 the method used to imprint the signatures changed. They were engraved directly onto the printing plates, thus saving the need for a separate printing process after delivery to the BOC.

Note: See Appendix A for the locations of the plate numbers on these notes.

1954 50 Dollar "Modified" Note (Lawson-Bouey)
BC-42c

50 Dollar
"Modified"
(Lawson-Bouey)

VIGNETTES:
Front Right - H.M. Queen Elizabeth II.
Back - Lockport Nova Scotia - beach and breaking waves.

- Between 1954 and 1965 these notes were delivered to the Bank of Canada without any printed signatures. The signatures of the Deputy Governor (R.W. Lawson) and the Governor (G.K. Bouey) were printed by the letterpress method with black ink at the Bank of Canada.
-Between 1965 and 1969 the method used to imprint the signatures changed. They were engraved directly onto the printing plates, thus saving the need for a separate printing process after delivery to the BOC.

Note: See Appendix A for the locations of the plate numbers on these notes.

1954 100 Dollar "Modified" Note (Beattie-Coyne)
BC-43a

100 Dollar
"Modified"
(Beattie-Coyne)

VIGNETTES:
Front Right - H.M. Queen Elizabeth II.
Back - Mountains, valley and lake, unspecified location.

- Between 1954 and 1965 these notes were delivered to the Bank of Canada without any printed signatures. The signatures of the Deputy Governor (J.R. Beattie) and the Governor (J.E. Coyne) were printed by the letterpress method with black ink at the Bank of Canada.
-Between 1965 and 1969 the method used to imprint the signatures changed. They were engraved directly onto the printing plates, thus saving the need for a separate printing process after delivery to the BOC.

Note: See Appendix A for the locations of the plate numbers on these notes.

1954 100 Dollar "Modified" Note (Beattie-Rasminsky)
BC-43b

100 Dollar
"Modified"
(Beattie-Rasminsky)

VIGNETTES:
Front Right - H.M. Queen Elizabeth II.
Back - Mountains, valley and lake, unspecified location.

- Between 1954 and 1965 these notes were delivered to the Bank of Canada without any printed signatures. The signatures of the Deputy Governor (J.R. Beattie) and the Governor (L. Rasminsky) were printed by the letterpress method with black ink at the Bank of Canada.
-Between 1965 and 1969 the method used to imprint the signatures changed. They were engraved directly onto the printing plates, thus saving the need for a separate printing process after delivery to the BOC.

Note: See Appendix A for the locations of the plate numbers on these notes.

1954 100 Dollar "Modified" Note (Lawson-Bouey)
BC-43c

100 Dollar
"Modified"
(Lawson-Bouey)

VIGNETTES:
Front Right - H.M. Queen Elizabeth II.
Back - Mountains, valley and lake, unspecified location.

- Between 1954 and 1965 these notes were delivered to the Bank of Canada without any printed signatures. The signatures of the Deputy Governor (R.W. Lawson) and the Governor (G.K. Bouey) were printed by the letterpress method with black ink at the Bank of Canada.
-Between 1965 and 1969 the method used to imprint the signatures changed. They were engraved directly onto the printing plates, thus saving the need for a separate printing process after delivery to the BOC.

Note: See Appendix A for the locations of the plate numbers on these notes.

1954 1000 Dollar "Modified" Note (Beattie-Coyne)
BC-44a

1000 Dollar
"Modified"
(Beattie-Coyne)

VIGNETTES:
Front Right - H.M. Queen Elizabeth II.
Back - Anse St. Jean on the Saguenay River, Quebec.

- Between 1954 and 1965 these notes were delivered to the Bank of Canada without any printed signatures. The signatures of the Deputy Governor (J.R. Beattie) and the Governor (J.E. Coyne) were printed by the letterpress method with black ink at the Bank of Canada.
-Between 1965 and 1969 the method used to imprint the signatures changed. They were engraved directly onto the printing plates, thus saving the need for a separate printing process after delivery to the BOC.

Note: See Appendix A for the locations of the plate numbers on these notes.

1954 1000 Dollar "Modified" Note (Beattie-Rasminsky)
BC-44b

1000 Dollar
"Modified"
(Beattie-Rasminsky)

VIGNETTES:
Front Right - H.M. Queen Elizabeth II.
Back - Anse St. Jean on the Saguenay River, Quebec.

- Between 1954 and 1965 these notes were delivered to the Bank of Canada without any printed signatures. The signatures of the Deputy Governor (J.R. Beattie) and the Governor (L. Rasminsky) were printed by the letterpress method with black ink at the Bank of Canada.
-Between 1965 and 1969 the method used to imprint the signatures changed. They were engraved directly onto the printing plates, thus saving the need for a separate printing process after delivery to the BOC.

Note: See Appendix A for the locations of the plate numbers on these notes.

1954 1000 Dollar "Modified" Note (Bouey-Rasminsky)
BC-44c

1000 Dollar
"Modified"
(Bouey-Rasminsky)

VIGNETTES:
Front Right - H.M. Queen Elizabeth II.
Back - Anse St. Jean on the Saguenay River, Quebec.

- Between 1954 and 1965 these notes were delivered to the Bank of Canada without any printed signatures. The signatures of the Deputy Governor (G.K. Bouey) and the Governor (L. Rasminsky) were printed by the letterpress method with black ink at the Bank of Canada.
-Between 1965 and 1969 the method used to imprint the signatures changed. They were engraved directly onto the printing plates, thus saving the need for a separate printing process after delivery to the BOC.

Note: See Appendix A for the locations of the plate numbers on these notes.

1954 1000 Dollar "Modified" Note (Lawson-Bouey)
BC-44d

1000 Dollar
"Modified"
(Lawson-Bouey)

VIGNETTES:
Front Right - H.M. Queen Elizabeth II.
Back - Anse St. Jean on the Saguenay River, Quebec.

- Between 1954 and 1965 these notes were delivered to the Bank of Canada without any printed signatures. The signatures of the Deputy Governor (R.W. Lawson) and the Governor (G.K. Bouey) were printed by the letterpress method with black ink at the Bank of Canada.
-Between 1965 and 1969 the method used to imprint the signatures changed. They were engraved directly onto the printing plates, thus saving the need for a separate printing process after delivery to the BOC.

Note: See Appendix A for the locations of the plate numbers on these notes.

1954 1000 Dollar "Modified" Note (Thiessen-Crow)
BC-44e

1000 Dollar
"Modified"
(Thiessen-Crow)

VIGNETTES:
Front Right - H.M. Queen Elizabeth II.
Back - Anse St. Jean on the Saguenay River, Quebec.

- Between 1954 and 1965 these notes were delivered to the Bank of Canada without any printed signatures. The signatures of the Deputy Governor (G.G. Thiessen) and the Governor (J.W. Crow) were printed by the letterpress method with black ink at the Bank of Canada.
-Between 1965 and 1969 the method used to imprint the signatures changed. They were engraved directly onto the printing plates, thus saving the need for a separate printing process after delivery to the BOC.

Note: See Appendix A for the locations of the plate numbers on these notes.




1967 Issue of Canadian Banknotes

The "Canadian Centennial" Issue

To commemorate Canada's Centennial year the 1954 design of 1 dollar banknotes was modified:
- The Centennial symbol was added as the left side vignette.
- The words "CENTENNIAL OF CANADIAN CONFEDERATION" were added to the top center border, and their French translation was added to the bottom center border of both sides of the note.
- The view of the the original centre block of the Parliament Buildings as they were in 1916 (before they were destroyed by fire) replaced the landscape scene found on the back of the standard 1954 1 dollar note.

The following tables detail which letters were assigned to each denomination:

Letters Assigned to Centennial Notes:
Denom.
Denomination Letters Used
Series Letters Used
Replacement Series Letters Used
$1 BC-45a (1867-1967)
None
None
None
$1 BC-45b (regular serial no)
O, P, M
F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, R, S
*B, *F, *L, *N

1967 1 Dollar "1867 1967 Serial Number" Note (Beattie-Rasminsky)
BC-45a

1 Dollar
"1867 1967 Serial Number"
(Beattie-Rasminsky)

VIGNETTES:
Front Left - The 1867-1967 Centennial symbol.
Front Right - H.M. Queen Elizabeth II.
Back - Original Parliament Buildings in 1916.

The signatures of the Deputy Governor (J.R. Beattie) and the Governor (L. Rasminsky) were engraved directly onto the printing plates before the finished notes were delivered to the Bank of Canada, following a change in the process which was introduced in 1965. Prior to this change notes were delivered to the Bank of Canada without any printed signatures. The signatures were added to the notes in a separate process (by the letterpress method with black ink) at the Bank of Canada.

They were technically classed as souvenirs, however many people spent them like any other 1 dollar banknote.

Note: See Appendix A for the locations of the plate numbers on these notes.

1967 1 Dollar "Standard Serial Number" Note (Beattie-Rasminsky)
BC-45b

1 Dollar
"Standard Serial Number"
(Beattie-Rasminsky)

VIGNETTES:
Front Left - The 1867-1967 Centennial symbol.
Front Right - H.M. Queen Elizabeth II.
Back - Original Parliament Buildings in 1916.

These regular issue notes with standard serial numbers were delivered to the Bank of Canada with the signatures of the Deputy Governor (J.R. Beattie) and the Governor (L. Rasminsky) engraved directly onto the printing plates before the finished notes were delivered to the Bank of Canada, following a change in the process which was introduced in 1965. Prior to this change notes were delivered to the Bank of Canada without any printed signatures. The signatures were added to the notes in a separate process (by the letterpress method with black ink) at the Bank of Canada.

Note: See Appendix A for the locations of the plate numbers on these notes.

APPENDIX A: Plate Number Locations

The locations of the plate numbers on both Devil's Face and Modified notes can be found below:


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