Currency of the Bank of Canada (2018-Date)


This page shows examples of each major note which was issued for use in 2018 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.

NOTES:
1. Click on any photo to load a much larger version of the same photo.

2. You will find the Charlton Catalogue number listed at the top of the text box beside each set of images.
This web page makes references to various Charlton Numbers. The copyrights to these Numbering Systems are the property of CHARLTON INTERNATIONAL INC and have been used here with their written consent.

3. Because it is illegal to copy a photo of any banknote for the purposes of counterfeiting, the ability to 'right-click' and save these images has been disabled.



2018 Issue of Vertically Oriented Canadian Banknotes

For the first time in the history of Canada a series of banknotes was designed so the bill should be read when held vertically.



2018 "Viola Desmond" 10 Dollar Note (Wilkins-Poloz)

 
BC-76

10 Dollar
(Wilkins-Poloz)

VIGNETTES:
Front Centre - Viola Desmond, with a map of historic North end of Halifax in the background.
Front Bottom - Metallic holographic image of the domed ceiling of the Library of Parliament on the clear window (the reverse of these images can also be viewed from the back of the note).
Back - At the top of the back: an eagle feather, an excerpt from the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. The centre of the back contains an image of The Canadian Museum for Human Rights in Winnipeg, and at the bottom of the note there is a series of criss-crossing ramps which connect the seven levels of the Canadian Museum for Human Rights.

The signatures of the Deputy Governor (Carolyn Wilkins) and the Governor (Stephen S. Poloz) were printed by the intaglio printing method.

NOTE: a GREAT tour of every detail of this note can be found here at the Bank of Canada's web site:
Click here to view

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:

 


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