1 dollar — Canada (1973)

Photo: Bank of Canada, via Wikimedia Commons

About the period

The Scenes of Canada series is the Bank of Canada’s first multicoloured series: the 20 dollars of 1969, 10 dollars of 1971, 5 of 1972, 1 of 1973, 2 of 1974, and 50 and 100 dollars of 1975. The face shows the queen on the 1, 2 and 20 dollars and prime ministers on the rest: Laurier on the 5, Macdonald on the 10, Mackenzie King on the 50 and Borden on the 100 dollars. More about the period “Issue of 1967-1979”

Specifications

Period

Issue of 1967-1979

Currency

1 dollar = 100 cent

Issue type

Circulation

Material

Paper

Size

156.0 × 70.0 mm

Dominant color

Green

Watermark

No

Security thread

No

Variants

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Year	Series	Print run	Price	Details
Issue 1 Deputy Governor: Lawson R.W. Governor: Bouey G.K.
1973	engraved	2680M	Estimate	Lawson-Bouey, main printing, engraved. P# 85a	+ ☆
1973	ALM	1.4M	Estimate	Lawson-Bouey, ALM prefix. P# 85b	+ ☆
1973	EAN	8.9M	Estimate	Lawson-Bouey, EAN prefix. P# 85b	+ ☆
1973	lithogr…	—	Estimate	Lawson-Bouey, main printing, lithographed. P# 85b	+ ☆
1973	AFF 000…	3.8M	Estimate	Lawson-Bouey, AFF 0000001 to 3799999 (lithographed. P# 85a	+ ☆
1973	AFF 380…	6.2M	Estimate	Lawson-Bouey, AFF 3800000 to 9999999 (engraved. P# 85b	+ ☆
1973	EAK 000…	1.2M	Estimate	Lawson-Bouey, EAK 0000001 to 1199999 (engraved. P# 85a	+ ☆
1973	EAK 120…	8.8M	Estimate	Lawson-Bouey, EAK 1200000 to 9999999 (lithographed. P# 85b	+ ☆
1973	AAX2160…	1.1M	Estimate	Lawson-Bouey, AAX prefix (1). P# 85b	+ ☆
1973	AAX0000…	2.2M	Estimate	Lawson-Bouey, AAX prefix (2). P# 85a	+ ☆
1973	AXA	1.3M	Estimate	Lawson-Bouey, AXA prefix. P# 85b	+ ☆
1973	*AA1600…	11.4M	Estimate	Lawson-Bouey, replacement notes (1). P# 85a*	+ ☆
1973	EAX0620…	440K	Estimate	Lawson-Bouey, replacement notes (2). P# 85b*	+ ☆
Issue 2 Governor: Bouey G.K. Crow J.W.
1973	ALM	8.6M	Estimate	Crow-Bouey, ALM prefix. P# 85c	+ ☆
1973	EAN	1.1M	Estimate	Crow-Bouey, EAN prefix. P# 85c	+ ☆
1973	—	1150M	Estimate	Crow-Bouey, main printing. P# 85c	+ ☆
1973	ECV	1.7M	Estimate	Crow-Bouey, ECV prefix. P# 85c	+ ☆
1973	ECW	4.7M	Estimate	Crow-Bouey, ECW prefix. P# 85c	+ ☆
1973	EXA	587522	Estimate	Crow-Bouey, EXA prefix. P# 85c	+ ☆
1973	AAX3220…	4.1M	Estimate	Crow-Bouey, replacement notes. P# 85c*	+ ☆

Other items of the period

• 1 dollar (1973) Pick# 85, Pick# 85a*…
• 2 dollars (1974) Pick# 86, Pick# 86a*…
• 5 dollars (1972) Pick# 87, Pick# 87a*…
• 5 dollars (1979) Pick# 92, Pick# 92a*…
  Serial on reverse
• 10 dollars (1971) Pick# 88, Pick# 88a*…
• 20 dollars (1969) Pick# 89, Pick# 89a*…
• 20 dollars (1979) Pick# 93, Pick# 93a*…
  Serial on reverse
• 50 dollars (1975) Pick# 90, Pick# 90a*…
• 100 dollars (1975) Pick# 91, Pick# 91a*…