1 — One Dollar
The artwork
Front: Queen Elizabeth II at right, engraved from a mid-1960s photograph and shown in a light gown with a simple necklace — the portrait used across the whole of this series. At left, the Canadian coat of arms in full colour on a yellow-green tint, lion and unicorn supporting the shield. Bilingual titles head the note, "UN 1 ONE DOLLAR CANADA" fills the centre, and the two serial numbers run red at left, blue at right above the signatures dated 1973.
Back: A working river scene in deep green: logs boomed and rafted in the water with a small tug pushing them along, and beyond, on its wooded bluff, the Centre Block of the Parliament Buildings in Ottawa with the Peace Tower and the round Library at the right end. The Ottawa River timber trade and the seat of government in one view. Large "ONE" and "1" left, "1" and "UN" right, with the bilingual bank name along the foot.
In circulation
Part of the Scenes of Canada series, this dollar was released in 1974 over the 1973 date and stayed in everyday use for well over a decade. No dollar note followed it: the Birds of Canada series began at two dollars, and the one-dollar coin of 1987 took over, the note being withdrawn soon after.
Details
- CurrencyDollar
- DenominationOne Dollar
- Collectedon the Canada journey, 2011
- IssuerBank of Canada — Banque du Canada
- SeriesScenes of Canada, dated 1973
- SignatureLawson, Deputy Governor; Bouey, Governor
- Dimensions152 × 70 mm