5 dollars — Canada (1972)

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

152.0 × 70.0 mm

Issuer

Canadian Bank Note Company, Canada

Dominant color

Blue

Watermark

No

Security thread

No

Variants

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Year	Series	Print run	Price	Details
Issue 1 Governor: Bouey G.K. Rasminsky L.
1972	—	130M	Estimate	Bouey-Rasminsky, main printing. P# 87a	+ ☆
1972	CP	4.2M	Estimate	Bouey-Rasminsky, CP prefix. P# 87a	+ ☆
1972	*CA 280…	796726	Estimate	Bouey-Rasminsky, replacement notes. P# 87a*	+ ☆
Issue 2 Deputy Governor: Lawson R.W. Governor: Bouey G.K.
1972	—	320M	Estimate	Lawson-Bouey, main printing. P# 87b	+ ☆
1972	CP	5.8M	Estimate	Lawson-Bouey, CP prefix. P# 87b	+ ☆
1972	XA	5.5M	Estimate	Lawson-Bouey, XA prefix. P# 87b	+ ☆
1972	RS	452136	Estimate	Lawson-Bouey, RS prefix. P# 87b	+ ☆
1972	*SB1120…	2.3M	Estimate	Lawson-Bouey, replacement notes. P# 87b*	+ ☆