20 dollars — Canada (1979)

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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

Distinguishing feature

Serial on reverse

Material

Paper

Size

152.0 × 70.0 mm

Dominant color

Yellow

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.
1979	Prefixe…	676.4M	Estimate	Lawson-Bouey, Prefixes: 50 & 52 - Regular (CBN. P# 93a	+ ☆
1979	Prefix:…	3.5M	Estimate	Lawson-Bouey, replacement notes. P# 93a*	+ ☆
Issue 2 Governor: Bouey G.K. Crow J.W.
1979	Prefixe…	323.6M	Estimate	Crow-Bouey, Prefixes: 50 & 52 - Regular (CBN. P# 93b	+ ☆
1979	Prefix:…	316.8M	Estimate	Crow-Bouey, Prefix: 56 - Regular (BABN) - engraved. P# 93b	+ ☆
1979	Prefix:…	179.6M	Estimate	Crow-Bouey, Prefix: 56 - Regular (BABN) - lithogr.... P# 93b	+ ☆
1979	Prefix:…	4M	Estimate	Crow-Bouey, replacement notes. P# 93b*	+ ☆
Issue 3 Governor: Crow J.W. Thiessen G.G.
1979	Prefixe…	609.8M	Estimate	Thiessen-Crow, Prefixes: 50 & 52 - Regular (CBN. P# 93c	+ ☆
1979	Prefix:…	458M	Estimate	Thiessen-Crow, Prefix: 56 - Regular (BABN. P# 93c	+ ☆
1979	Prefix:…	7.1M	Estimate	Thiessen-Crow, replacement notes. P# 93c*	+ ☆

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*…