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Obverse of the 2011 Frontier series depicting portraits of Wilfrid Laurier ($5), John A. Macdonald ($10), Queen Elizabeth II ($20), William Lyon Mackenzie King ($50), and Robert Borden ($100) Banknotes of the Canadian dollar are the banknotes or bills (in common lexicon) of Canada, denominated in Canadian dollars (CAD, C$, or $ locally ...
As of December 31, 2016, the total value of provincial, Dominion, chartered bank, and discontinued Bank of Canada denominations still outstanding is $1.139 billion, of which more than $765 million is in $1,000 notes. [8] The liability for this amount remains on the Bank of Canada's books up to the present day.
The current 100-dollar note was put into circulation through major banks in November 2011, made of a durable polymer instead of the traditional paper notes. [1] The notes are dominantly brown in colour; the front design of the note features former prime minister Robert Borden and the design on the back depicts the discovery of insulin .
“Big bills” used to go beyond the $100 bill — going all the way up to $100,000. ... “The United States of America — Ten Thousand Dollars — 10,000.” $100,000 Bill.
The year he was arrested, Canada changed their currency bills, introducing new security features to try to prevent counterfeiting. [10] [18] Weber pleaded guilty in August 2001, [7] and received a five-year prison sentence. [11] Weber was released from jail in August 2006 [5] and moved to Richmond Hill, Ontario where he worked selling phones. [11]
The series was the first Bank of Canada series not to include a $1,000 note; the Canadian Landscape design of this bill continued to be printed during this series's run, with an updated $1,000 note appearing in the Birds of Canada series in 1992. All notes measure 152.4 × 69.85 mm (6 × 2¾ inches).
The primary impetus for the new banknotes was "the need to stay ahead of counterfeiters". [2] [3] By 2002, 10% of retailers in some parts of Canada refused to accept the $100 banknotes of the 1986 Birds of Canada series in financial transactions, [4] and by 2004, the counterfeit ratio for Canadian currency had risen to 470 parts per million (ppm). [5]
On the back of the bill the eagle is holding 13 arrows and an olive branch with 13 leaves and 13 olives. The eagle's shield has 13 vertical stripes and 13 horizontal stripes. The number 13 ...