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500 Dollars
| Issuer | Banque du Canada |
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| Year | 1935 |
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| Currency | Dollar (1858-date) |
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| Obverse description | The obverse is rendered in dark intaglio engraving on a light background, with a central vignette of a portrait of Sir John A. Macdonald set within an ornate oval frame to the left. The centre carries a large numeral '500' guilloché underprint, flanked by the bilingual denomination 'CINQ CENTS DOLLARS' below. The heading reads 'BANQUE DU CANADA / OTTAWA, EMISSION DE 1935' at the top, with the promise clause 'PAIERA AU PORTEUR SUR DEMANDE' beneath, and signature panels for 'SOUS-GOUVERNEUR' and 'GOUVERNEUR' at the lower centre. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse is printed in warm ochre-brown intaglio, dominated by a large allegorical vignette of a seated female figure representing Abundance or Prosperity, surrounded by flowing drapery and a scenic landscape background. The denomination '500' appears in large numerals at each corner, with additional '500' counters along the borders, and the bilingual inscription 'BANQUE DU CANADA' arching across the top. The printer's imprint 'CANADIAN BANK NOTE COMPANY, LIMITED' appears at the lower margin. |
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| Protection description | Watermarked cotton paper with a latent pattern embedded during manufacture. |
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