Canadian twenty-dollar note

The Canadian $20 note is one of the most common banknote of the Canadian dollar; it is the primary banknote dispensed from Canadian automatic teller machines (ATMs). The newest version, the Frontier Series polymer note, was released to the general public on November 7, 2012, replacing the banknote from the Canadian Journey Series.

Twenty dollars
(Canada)
Value20 Canadian dollars
Width152.4 mm
Height69.85 mm
Weight0.934 g
Security featuresHolographic stripe, Watermark, EURion constellation, Tactile marks, Registration device, Raised printing, UV printing
Material usedPolymer
Obverse
DesignQueen Elizabeth II
Reverse
DesignCanadian National Vimy Memorial

Present note

The present $20 banknote was replaced on November 7, 2012 by a polymer-based note featuring Queen Elizabeth II on the face and the Vimy Ridge memorial on the back. The window displays the Peace Tower. On January 18, 2013, a Canadian botanist complained that a foreign maple leaf was used as the emblem on the polymer notes instead of the sugar maple that the country has on its national flag, along with the $50 and $100 notes.[1]

History
Main article: Banknotes of the Canadian dollar

All Canadian banknotes underwent a major redesign in 1991, partially to incorporate some of the latest anti-forgery methods. Notes continue to be improved, with another design revealed on August 25, 2004, and placed into circulation on September 29, 2004. Notes were printed on paper composed of pure cotton at two Ottawa companies contracted for the purpose. They are the Canadian Bank Note Company and BA International Inc., a part of the Giesecke & Devrient GmbH group of companies.

Each note in the 1991 series was sprinkled with special green ink dots, called planchettes, that glow when exposed to ultraviolet light. The ink can be scraped off, so worn notes tend to have fewer, if any, glowing dots. These were replaced with more permanent ultraviolet-detected threads in the new notes, as well as an ink imprint of the coat of arms.

Canadian Journey Series

Introduced in 2004 and circulated until its replacement in 2012, the Canadian Journey Series 20-dollar note was predominantly green. The face featured a portrait of Elizabeth II, Queen of Canada, the Royal Arms of Canada, and a picture of the Centre Block of the Parliament buildings. Security features visible from the face included a holographic stripe along the left side, depicting the number 20 alternated with maple leaves; a watermark of the Queen's portrait; and a broken-up number 20, which resolved itself when backlit. The back depicted artworks by Bill Reid, notably his sculptures Raven and the First Men and Spirit of Haida Gwaii; it also had a quotation from Gabrielle Roy. The back also had a visible security feature: an interleaved metallic strip, reading 20 CAN repeatedly along its length. Yellow dots representing the EURion constellation could be found on both sides (and on all 2001 series notes). As well as textured printing, the 2004 design incorporates a special tactile feature similar to Braille dots for the blind indicating the denomination. The 2004 $20 note was awarded Bank Note of the Year by the International Bank Note Society in 2005.

As with all modern Canadian banknotes, all text is in both English and French.

Twenty dollar view

The view of Moraine Lake in Banff National Park from the top of the moraine rockpile is one of the most photographed locations in all of Canada.[2] That view of the mountains behind the lake in Valley of the Ten Peaks is known as the Twenty Dollar View, as Moraine Lake was featured on the backs of the 1969 and 1979 issues of the Canadian twenty dollar note.[3][4]

SeriesMain colourObverseReverseSeries YearIssuedWithdrawn
1935 Series Rose pink Princess Elizabeth Agriculture allegory 1935 11 March 1935
1937 Series Olive green George VI Fertility allegory 1937 19 July 1937
1954 Series Olive green Elizabeth II Winter landscape, Laurentian Mountains, Quebec 1954 9 September 1954
Scenes of Canada Green Elizabeth II Moraine Lake and the Canadian Rockies, Alberta 1969 22 June 1970 18 December 1978
1979 18 December 1978 29 June 1993
Birds of Canada      Green Elizabeth II Common loon 1991 29 June 1993 29 September 2004
Canadian Journey Series      Green Elizabeth II Artwork of Bill Reid, and an excerpt from Gabrielle Roy's novel The Hidden Mountain 2004 29 September 2004 7 November 2012
Frontier Series      Green Elizabeth II Canadian National Vimy Memorial and poppies 2012 7 November 2012
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References
  1. Outcry as Canada puts foreign maple leaf on new banknotes The Telegraph (www.telegraph.co.uk). January 18, 2013. Retrieved on 2013-01-19.
  2. Ellis, Cathy – Moraine Lake's Rockpile Trail to receive upgrades. Rocky Mountain Outlook, August 28, 2008
  3. Bank of Canada Archived October 25, 2004, at the Wayback Machine – 1969–1979 Canadian $20 Bank note featuring Moraine Lake
  4. Weddell, Peggy – Banff: A Rocky Mountain Treasure. Legion Magazine, January 1, 1997
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