5 dollars — Canada (1937)

Photo: Bank of Canada, via Wikimedia Commons

About the period

The 1937 issue is Canada’s first bilingual banknote series, with English and French text on the same note. The 1 to 50 dollars carry the portrait of George VI, the 100 dollars John A. Macdonald, and the 1,000 Wilfrid Laurier. More about the period “Issue of 1937”

Specifications

Period

Issue of 1937

Currency

1 dollar = 100 cent

Issue type

Circulation

Material

Paper

Size

152.0 × 73.0 mm

Dominant color

Orange

Watermark

No

Security thread

No

Variants

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Year	Series	Print run	Price	Details
Issue 1 Deputy Governor: Osborne J.A.C. Governor: Towers G.F.
1937	—	8.8M	Estimate	Osborne-Towers, regular. P# 60a	+ ☆
Issue 2 Deputy Governor: Gordon D. Governor: Towers G.F.
1937	—	160M	Estimate	Gordon-Towers, regular. P# 60b	+ ☆
1937	X/C	5.2M	Estimate	Gordon-Towers, X/C prefix. P# 60b	+ ☆
Issue 3 Governor: Coyne J.E. Towers G.F.
1937	—	70M	Estimate	Coyne-Towers, regular. P# 60c	+ ☆
1937	H/S	8M	Estimate	Coyne-Towers, H/S prefix. P# 60c	+ ☆
1937	X/C	4.8M	Estimate	Coyne-Towers, X/C prefix. P# 60c	+ ☆