Table of Contents:

- Introduction

- 5 Dollar Notes (2002)
- The Veteran on the $10 Bill
- 10 Dollar Notes (2001)
- 20 Dollar Notes (2004)
- 50 Dollar Notes (2004)
- 100 Dollar Notes (2004)
- 5 Dollar Notes (2006 Updated Security)
- 10 Dollar Notes (2005 Updated Security)
- Appendix A - Position Number Locations

2001 Issue of Canadian Banknotes

The "Journey" Issue

The theme for this issue is Canadian culture, history and achievement.

A series of Braille indentations were added to the top right corner of the face to aid those with vision problems, and features were added to allow the blind to feed any note into a hand held device that could read its denomination. This feature took the form of a bar code printed beside the serial number on the back of each note.

For the 2001 issue of $5 and $10 banknotes a number of security features were added, but the majority of security features were not added until 2004 (see below the $10 examples for more details).

Each note received a unique 7 digit "serial number" as well as a three letter prefix.

Each set of ten million notes were given a different series letter. Twenty-three different series letters were approved for use, so a total of 230 million possible notes could be printed for each denomination letter.
If more notes were required, an alternate denomination letter was used, and both the series letter and serial number sequences were re-started.
A three letter prefix was added to each serial number:
- The first character represents the printing company (BAI = A or B; CBN = E, F or H).
- The second character represents the denomination while the second letter represents the series.
- The third character represents the series (see table below for the list of series letters used).

Denomination	Issue Year	Printer/Denomination Letters
5	2002	AN, AO, HN, HO, HP
	2006	AO, AP, AA, HP, HA
10	2001	BE, FD, FE, BE
	2005	BE, BT, BF, FE
20	2004	AY, AZ, AL, AR, AU, BI, EY, EZ, EL, ER, EU, FI
50	2004	AH, FM
100	2004	BJ, BK, EJ

IMPORTANT NOTE: Starting with this issue, replacement notes were no longer printed or used. Some notes have been found which were out of sequence with the rest of the notes in the brick, but it has not been confirmed that they are actual "replacement" notes.

2002 5 Dollar Note (Knight-Dodge)

BC-62a

5 Dollar
(Knight-Dodge)

VIGNETTES:
Front Left - Sir Wilfred Laurier.
Front Center - West block of the Parliament Buildings, three maple leaves security device.
Back - Child on toboggan, adult and child skating, poem by Roch Carrier, children playing hockey.

The signatures of the Deputy Governor (M.D. Knight) and the Governor (D.A. Dodge) were applied via a separate lithograph printing process.

Note: See Appendix A for the locations of the Position Numbers on these notes.

2002 5 Dollar Note (Jenkins-Dodge)

BC-62b

5 Dollar
(Jenkins-Dodge)

VIGNETTES:
Front Left - Sir Wilfred Laurier.
Front Center - West block of the Parliament Buildings, three maple leaves security device.
Back - Child on toboggan, adult and child skating, poem by Roch Carrier, children playing hockey.

The signatures of the Deputy Governor (W.P. Jenkins) and the Governor (D.A. Dodge) were applied via a separate lithograph printing process.

Note: See Appendix A for the locations of the Position Numbers on these notes.

The Story Behind The Old Veteran

If you look on the right side of the back of the 2001 10 dollar note you will see an old veteran standing at attention near the Ottawa War Memorial.
His name is Robert William Metcalfe and he died in 2014 at the age of 90. This is a very brief story about his amazing life:

That he managed to live to that age is rather remarkable, given what happened in the Second World War. Born in England , he was one of the 400,000 members of the British Expeditionary Force sent to the mainland where they found themselves facing the new German warfare technique - the Blitzkrieg.

He was treating a wounded comrade when he was hit in the legs by shrapnel. En route to hospital, his ambulance came under fire from a German tank, which then miraculously ceased fire. He assumed that the tank commander spotted the red cross on the side of the ambulance.

He was part of the evacuation from Dunkirk on HMS Grenade, two of the sister ships with them were sunk.

After his recovery he was sent to allied campaigns in North Africa and Italy . En route, his ship was chased by the German battleship Bismarck. In North Africa he served under General Montgomery against the Desert Fox, Rommel.

Sent into the Italian campaign, he met his future wife (a lieutenant and physio-therapist in a Canadian hospital). They were married in the morning by the mayor of the Italian town, and again in the afternoon by a British padre.

After the war they settled in Chatham, Ontario where he went into politics and became the warden (chairman) of the county. After he retired he and his wife moved to Ottawa.
At the age of 80 he wrote a book about his experiences.

One day out of the blue he received a call from a government official asking him to go downtown to have his photo taken. He wasn't told what the photo was for, or why they chose him. "He had no idea he would be on the bill." his daughter said.

And now you know the story behind the old veteran on the $10 bill.

2001 10 Dollar Note (Knight-Thiessen)

BC-63a

10 Dollar
(Knight-Thiessen)

VIGNETTES:
Front Left - Sir John A. Macdonald.
Front Center - Library of Parliament, three maple leaves security device.
Back - Poppies, "In Flanders Fields" poem, doves, modern peacekeeping soldier, two children and veteran at the National War Memorial.

The signatures of the Deputy Governor (M.D. Knight) and the Governor (G.G. Thiessen) were applied via a separate lithograph printing process.

Note: See Appendix A for the locations of the Position Numbers on these notes.

2001 10 Dollar Note (Knight-Dodge)

BC-63b

10 Dollar
(Knight-Dodge)

VIGNETTES:
Front Left - Sir John A. Macdonald.
Front Center - Library of Parliament, three maple leaves security device.
Back - Poppies, "In Flanders Fields" poem, doves, modern peacekeeping soldier, two children and veteran at the National War Memorial.

The signatures of the Deputy Governor (M.D. Knight) and the Governor (D.A. Dodge) were applied via a separate lithograph printing process.

Note: See Appendix A for the locations of the Position Numbers on these notes.

2001 10 Dollar Note (Jenkins-Dodge)

BC-63c

10 Dollar
(Jenkins-Dodge)

VIGNETTES:
Front Left - Sir John A. Macdonald.
Front Center - Library of Parliament, three maple leaves security device.
Back - Poppies, "In Flanders Fields" poem, doves, modern peacekeeping soldier, two children and veteran at the National War Memorial.

The signatures of the Deputy Governor (W.P. Jenkins) and the Governor (D.A. Dodge) were applied via a separate lithograph printing process.

Note: See Appendix A for the locations of the Position Numbers on these notes.

The "Journey" Updated Security Issue

The following are the main components of the 2004 issue of $20, $50 and $100 banknotes, as well as the 2006 issue of the $5 and $10 banknotes:

2004 20 Dollar Note (Jenkins-Dodge)

BC-64a

20 Dollar
(Jenkins-Dodge)

VIGNETTES:
Front Left - Reflective security strip, portrait of H.M. Queen Elizabeth II.
Front Center - Centre Block of Parliament
Back - Reflective security strip, Sculpture (The Raven and the First Men), excrpt from Gabrielle Roy's novel (The Hidden Mountain), The Grizzly Bear, The Spirit of Haida Gwaii, Mythic Messengers (artwork by Bill Reid).

The signatures of the Deputy Governor (W.P. Jenkins) and the Governor (D.A. Dodge) were applied via a separate lithograph printing process.

Note: See Appendix A for the locations of the Position Numbers on these notes.

2004 20 Dollar Note (Jenkins-Carney)

BC-64b

20 Dollar
(Jenkins-Carney)

VIGNETTES:
Front Left - Reflective security strip, portrait of H.M. Queen Elizabeth II.
Front Center - Centre Block of Parliament
Back - Reflective security strip, Sculpture (The Raven and the First Men), excrpt from Gabrielle Roy's novel (The Hidden Mountain), The Grizzly Bear, The Spirit of Haida Gwaii, Mythic Messengers (artwork by Bill Reid).

The signatures of the Deputy Governor (W.P. Jenkins) and the Governor (Mark Carney) were applied via a separate lithograph printing process.

Note: See Appendix A for the locations of the Position Numbers on these notes.

2004 20 Dollar Note (Macklem-Carney)

BC-64c

20 Dollar
(Macklem-Carney)

VIGNETTES:
Front Left - Reflective security strip, portrait of H.M. Queen Elizabeth II.
Front Center - Centre Block of Parliament
Back - Reflective security strip, Sculpture (The Raven and the First Men), excrpt from Gabrielle Roy's novel (The Hidden Mountain), The Grizzly Bear, The Spirit of Haida Gwaii, Mythic Messengers (artwork by Bill Reid).

The signatures of the Deputy Governor (Tiff Macklem) and the Governor (Mark Carney) were applied via a separate lithograph printing process.

Note: See Appendix A for the locations of the Position Numbers on these notes.

2004 50 Dollar Note (Jenkins-Dodge)

BC-65a

50 Dollar
(Jenkins-Dodge)

VIGNETTES:
Front Left - Reflective security strip, portrait of William Lyon MacKenzie King.
Front Center - Peace Tower, Parliament Buildings
Back - Reflective security strip, 1929 newspaper "Women are persons", part of Article 1 of the Declaration of Human Rights (1948), Scales of Justice, Statue of "The Famous Five" group of women, Therese Casgrain Volunteer Award.

The signatures of the Deputy Governor (W.P. Jenkins) and the Governor (D.A. Dodge) were applied via a separate lithograph printing process.

Note: See Appendix A for the locations of the Position Numbers on these notes.

2004 50 Dollar Note (Jenkins-Carney)

BC-65b

50 Dollar
(Jenkins-Carney)

VIGNETTES:
Front Left - Reflective security strip, portrait of William Lyon MacKenzie King.
Front Center - Peace Tower, Parliament Buildings
Back - Reflective security strip, 1929 newspaper "Women are persons", part of Article 1 of the Declaration of Human Rights (1948), Scales of Justice, Statue of "The Famous Five" group of women, Therese Casgrain Volunteer Award.

The signatures of the Deputy Governor (W.P. Jenkins) and the Governor (Mark Carney) were applied via a separate lithograph printing process.

Note: See Appendix A for the locations of the Position Numbers on these notes.

2004 50 Dollar Note (Macklem-Carney)

BC-65c

50 Dollar
(Macklem-Carney)

VIGNETTES:
Front Left - Reflective security strip, portrait of William Lyon MacKenzie King.
Front Center - Peace Tower, Parliament Buildings
Back - Reflective security strip, 1929 newspaper "Women are persons", part of Article 1 of the Declaration of Human Rights (1948), Scales of Justice, Statue of "The Famous Five" group of women, Therese Casgrain Volunteer Award.

The signatures of the Deputy Governor (Tiff Macklem) and the Governor (Mark Carney) were applied via a separate lithograph printing process.

Note: See Appendix A for the locations of the Position Numbers on these notes.

2004 100 Dollar Note (Jenkins-Dodge)

BC-66a

100 Dollar
(Jenkins-Dodge)

VIGNETTES:
Front Left - Reflective security strip, portrait of Sir Robert Borden.
Front Center - East Block, Parliament Buildings
Back - Reflective security strip, Miriam Waddington poem "Jacques Cartier in Toronto", Champlain's map of Canada (1632), birch bark canoe, Radarsat-1, satellite image of Canada, telecommunications antenna.

The signatures of the Deputy Governor (W.P. Jenkins) and the Governor (D.A. Dodge) were applied via a separate lithograph printing process.

Note: See Appendix A for the locations of the Position Numbers on these notes.

2004 100 Dollar Note (Jenkins-Carney)

BC-66b

100 Dollar
(Jenkins-Carney)

VIGNETTES:
Front Left - Reflective security strip, portrait of Sir Robert Borden.
Front Center - East Block, Parliament Buildings
Back - Reflective security strip, Miriam Waddington poem "Jacques Cartier in Toronto", Champlain's map of Canada (1632), birch bark canoe, Radarsat-1, satellite image of Canada, telecommunications antenna.

The signatures of the Deputy Governor (W.P. Jenkins) and the Governor (Mark Carney) were applied via a separate lithograph printing process.

Note: See Appendix A for the locations of the Position Numbers on these notes.

2006 Issue of Canadian Banknotes


In 2006 upgraded security features were added to the $5 and $10 notes which had already been added to the $20, $50 and $100 notes in 2001.
A reflective strip was added to the left of (and partially covering) the main vignette on the left side of the face.

2006 5 Dollar Note - Updated Security (Jenkins-Dodge)

BC-67a

5 Dollar
(Jenkins-Dodge)

VIGNETTES:
Front Left - Reflective security strip, Sir Wilfred Laurier.
Front Center - West block of the Parliament Buildings, three maple leaves security device.
Back - Reflective security strip, Child on toboggan, adult and child skating, poem by Roch Carrier, children playing hockey.

The signatures of the Deputy Governor (W.P. Jenkins) and the Governor (D.A. Dodge) were applied via a separate lithograph printing process.

Note: See Appendix A for the locations of the Position Numbers on these notes.

2006 5 Dollar Note - Updated Security (Jenkins-Carney)

BC-67b

5 Dollar
(Jenkins-Carney)

VIGNETTES:
Front Left - Reflective security strip, Sir Wilfred Laurier.
Front Center - West block of the Parliament Buildings, three maple leaves security device.
Back - Reflective security strip, Child on toboggan, adult and child skating, poem by Roch Carrier, children playing hockey.

The signatures of the Deputy Governor (W.P. Jenkins) and the Governor (Mark Carney) were applied via a separate lithograph printing process.

Note: See Appendix A for the locations of the Position Numbers on these notes.

2002 or 2006 5 Dollar Note (Spocked)

5 Dollar
(Spocked)

VIGNETTES:
Front Left - Mr. Spock (Star Trek).
Front Center - West block of the Parliament Buildings, three maple leaves security device.
Back - Who cares. You'll be so busy laughing at the front you won't care what's on the back (but wouldn't it be great if the back had a vignette of the bridge of the Starship Enterprise?)

A very popular way of breaking the law that forbids anyone from defacing Canadian banknotes appeared at some point due to the fact that Sir Wilfred Laurier's portrait bears a strong resemblance to Leonard Nimoy's "Mr. Spock" character in the Star Trek movies.

While the Government of Canada was not amused, the rest of the world certainly was...

2002 or 2006 5 Dollar Note (Snaped)

5 Dollar
(Snaped)

VIGNETTES:
Front Left - Professor Snape (Harry Potter).
Front Center - West block of the Parliament Buildings, three maple leaves security device.
Back - Who cares. You'll be so busy laughing at the front you won't care what's on the back (but wouldn't it be great if the back had a vignette of Hogwarts?)

Not satisfied with only "Spocking" Sir Wilfred's effigy, another very popular way of breaking the law appeared at some point due to the fact that his portrait bears a strong resemblance to Alan Rickman's "Professor Snape" character in the Harry Potter movies.

Again, the Government of Canada was not amused, but the rest of the world thinks this is hysterically funny...

2005 10 Dollar Note - Updated Security (Jenkins-Dodge)

BC-68a

10 Dollar
(Jenkins-Dodge)

VIGNETTES:
Front Left - Reflective security strip, Sir John A. Macdonald.
Front Center - Library of Parliament, three maple leaves security device.
Back - Reflective security strip, Poppies, "In Flanders Fields" poem, doves, modern peacekeeping soldier, two children and veteran at the National War Memorial.

The signatures of the Deputy Governor (W.P. Jenkins) and the Governor (D.A. Dodge) were applied via a separate lithograph printing process.

Note: See Appendix A for the locations of the Position Numbers on these notes.

2005 10 Dollar Note - Updated Security (Jenkins-Carney)

BC-68b

10 Dollar
(Jenkins-Carney)

VIGNETTES:
Front Left - Reflective security strip, Sir John A. Macdonald.
Front Center - Library of Parliament, three maple leaves security device.
Back - Reflective security strip, Poppies, "In Flanders Fields" poem, doves, modern peacekeeping soldier, two children and veteran at the National War Memorial.

The signatures of the Deputy Governor (W.P. Jenkins) and the Governor (Mark Carney) were applied via a separate lithograph printing process.

Note: See Appendix A for the locations of the Position Numbers on these notes.

APPENDIX A: Position Number Locations

Numbers were printed on the front and back of each note which indicate the location of each note on the plate matrix.

The locations of the Position Numbers on these notes can be found below (Position Number locations are the same on both regular and updated security $5 and $10 notes):