The Bank of Canada held a press event on 26 March 2012 to officially introduce the new polymer 50-dollar note.
B374 (P109): 50 dollars (US$40)
Red. Front: English and French text; maple leaf; 10th prime minister, William Lyon Mackenzie King wearing suit. Back: English and French text; Canadian Coast Guard Ship Amundsen, an Arctic research icebreaker; “Arctic” in Inuktitut; compass; map of Canada; maple leaf. Holographic stripe with William Lyon Mackenzie King and tower of Centre Block of Parliament in Ottawa. No security thread. Watermark: None. Printer: (prefix A-D = BAI; prefix E-H = CBN). 152 x 70 mm. Polymer.
a. 2012. Sig. 15: Macklem/Carney.
Prefix AHS – AHZ, AMA – AMK, FMS – FMZ, GHA – GHD. Intro: 26.03.2012.
Courtesy of Arthur John Boyko and Jens Luettschwager.