1 dollar — Canada (1878)

About the period

The second issue of Dominion notes features governors general and their wives: the Countess of Dufferin on the 1 dollar of 1878 and the Earl of Dufferin on the 2 dollars, the Marquess of Lorne on the 4 dollars of 1882, and the Marquess and Marchioness of Lansdowne on the 2 dollars of 1887. More about the period “Issue of 1878-1887”

Specifications

Period

Issue of 1878-1887

Currency

1 dollar = 100 cent

Issue type

Circulation

Material

Paper

Size

183.0 × 80.0 mm

Issuer

British American Bank Note Company, Canada

Watermark

No

Security thread

No

Variants

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Deputy Receiver General: Harington T.D.

Year	Series	Print run	Price	Details
1878	—	—	Estimate	Harington, Payable at Montreal. P# 18a	+ ☆
1878	—	—	Estimate	Harington, Payable at Toronto. P# 18b	+ ☆
1878	—	—	Estimate	Harington, Payable at St. John. P# 18d	+ ☆
1878	—	—	Estimate	Harington, Payable at Halifax. P# 18c	+ ☆

Other items of the period

• 1 dollar (1878) Pick# 18
• 2 dollars (1878) Charlton# DC-9a, Charlton# DC-9b…
• 2 dollars (1887) Charlton# DC-11
• 4 dollars (1882) Pick# 20