1 Dollar

Features

Issuer Canada
Issuing bank Bank of Canada
Queen Elizabeth II (1952-2022)
Type Standard banknote
Year 1973
Value 1 Dollar
1 CAD = USD 0.74
Currency Dollar (1858-date)
Composition Paper
Size 152 × 69 mm
Shape Rectangular
Technique Lithography
Number
N#
201904
References Ch GPM# BC-46,
S. Bell (editor); 2022. A Charlton Standard Catalogue : Canadian Government Paper Money (33rd edition). Charlton Press, Toronto, Canada.
P# 85
Tracy L. Schmidt (editor); 2019. Standard Catalog of World Paper Money. Modern issues 1961-present (25th edition). Krause Publications, Iola, Wisconsin, United States.
And 2 more volumes.

Series: Scenes of Canada

Obverse

A black frame decorated with abstract forms in which the values "1" are presented. Multicolour printing known as "rainbow printing". Each banknote has a seven-digit serial number with a 2- or 3-letter prefix. The number on the left is printed in red and the number on the right is printed in blue. On the left is an illustration of the "Coat of Arms of Canada" and on the right is a portrait of Elizabeth II, Queen of England and the Commonwealth.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
BANK OF CANADA - BANQUE DU CANADA
UN 1 ONE
DOLLAR
CANADA
OTTAWA
THIS NOTE IS LEGAL TENDER
CE BILLET A COURS LEGAL
1973
SOUS-GOUVERNEUR DEPUTY GOVERNOR
GOUVERNEUR GOVERNOR

Reverse

In the middle, Parliament Hill and the city of Ottawa as seen from the Ottawa River with tug boat Missinaibi in the middle of a broken log boom in a tree logging scene in the foreground. To the right and left are abstract forms in which the values "1", "ONE" and "UN" are shown.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
ONE
1
UN
BANQUE DU CANADA - BANK OF CANADA

Engraver: C. Gordon Yorke

Signatures

Ruston William Lawson (RWL) Deputy Governor
Gerald Keith Bouey (GKB²) Governor
John William Crow (JWC¹) Deputy Governor

Printers

BA International Inc. (British American Bank Note; British American Banknote Company Limited), Montreal,Ottawa, Canada (1866-2012)
Canadian Bank Note Company, Canada (1897-date)

Comments

List of full-run prefixes for lines marked with the symbol "(▲)" :

 

  • P# 85a/b - Lawson/Bouey (▲) :
    2-letter prefixes: AA → AH, AJ → AN, AP, AR → AZ, FA → FH, FJ → FN, FP, FR → FZ, GA → GH, GJ → GN, GP, GR → GZ, IA → IH, IJ → IN, IP, IR → IZ, LA → LH, LJ → LN, LP, LR → LZ, MA → MH, MJ → MN, MP, MR → MZ, NA → NH, NJ → NN, NP, NR → NZ, OA → OH, OJ → ON, OP, OR → OV, PA.
    3-letter prefixes: AAA → AAH, AAJ → AAM, ACA → ACN, ACP, ACR → ACW, ACY, ACZ, AFA → AFE, AFG, AFH, AFJ → AFN, AFP, AFR → AFW, AFY, AFZ, ALA → ALH, ALJ → ALL, EAA → EAH, EAJ, EAL, EAM.
     
  • P# 85c - Crow/Bouey (▲) :
    3-letter prefixes: ALN, ALP, ALR → ALZ, AMA → AMH, AMJ → AMN, AMP, AMR → AMW, AMY, AMZ, BAA → BAH, BAJ → BAN, BAP, BAR → BAW, BAY, BAZ, BCA → BCH, BCJ → BCN, BCP, BCR → BCW, BCY, BCZ, BFA → BFH, BFJ → BFL, EAP, EAR → EAW, EAY, EAZ, ECA → ECH, ECJ → ECN, ECP, ECR → ECU.
     

 

Replacement:
→ (*AA0000000) : Banknotes that have been issued to replace banknotes that have been damaged or destroyed before being put into circulation. The symbol "" precedes the serial number on replacement notes with a 2-letter prefix.
→ (AAX0000000) : Banknotes that have been issued to replace banknotes that were damaged or destroyed before they were put into circulation. The letter "X" is added as the third letter on banknotes with a 3-letter prefix.

Various manufacturing processes:
Steel (Lawson-Bouey - P#85a)

Lithography (Lawson-Bouey - P#85b)

 

UV activity markers: fluorescent blue planchettes.

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Date Signatures No. printed G VG F VF XF AU UNC Frequency
1973  RWL, GKB² 798 104 1.0% P# 85a - (*AA 1600000 → *AA 2398103) - Replacement
1973  RWL, GKB² 800 1.2% P# 85a - (*AA 5112500 → *AA 8965999) - Estimated printed amount
1973  RWL, GKB² 472 836 $ 10 2% P# 85a - (*AL prefix) - Replacement
1973  RWL, GKB² 1 513 992 0.3% P# 85a - (*AN prefix) - Replacement
1973  RWL, GKB² 638 492 0.3% P# 85a - (*FA prefix) - Replacement
1973  RWL, GKB² 478 494 0.4% P# 85a - (*FG prefix) - Replacement
1973  RWL, GKB² 395 922 0.20% P# 85a - (*FN prefix) - Replacement
1973  RWL, GKB² 946 218 0.5% P# 85a - (*FV prefix) - Replacement
1973  RWL, GKB² 396 687 0.4% P# 85a - (*GF prefix) - Replacement
1973  RWL, GKB² 389 614 0.3% P# 85a - (*GL prefix) - Replacement
1973  RWL, GKB² 392 172 0.15% P# 85a - (*GU prefix) - Replacement
1973  RWL, GKB² 396 328 0.3% P# 85a - (*GY prefix) - Replacement
1973  RWL, GKB² 398 956 0.3% P# 85a - (*IA prefix) - Replacement
1973  RWL, GKB² 157 868 0.4% P# 85a - (*IG prefix) - Replacement
1973  RWL, GKB² 472 786 0.5% P# 85a - (*IL prefix) - Replacement
1973  RWL, GKB² 400 000 0.8% P# 85a - (*IV prefix) - Replacement
1973  RWL, GKB² 394 562 0.5% P# 85a - (*MC prefix) - Replacement
1973  RWL, GKB² 394 958 0.3% P# 85a - (*MM prefix) - Replacement
1973  RWL, GKB² 395 446 0.20% P# 85a - (*MR prefix) - Replacement
1973  RWL, GKB² 439 246 0.5% P# 85a - (*MZ prefix) - Replacement
1973  RWL, GKB² 395 628 0.5% P# 85a - (*NP prefix) - Replacement
1973  RWL, GKB² 396 918 0.3% P# 85a - (*OG prefix) - Replacement
1973  RWL, GKB² 79 996 0.3% P# 85a - (*OL prefix) - Replacement
1973  RWL, GKB² 2 680 000 000 $ 0.73 $ 0.92 $ 1.40 $ 1.90 $ 2.50 $ 3.80 37% P# 85a - (▲) engraved
1973  RWL, GKB² 2 160 000 0.5% P# 85a - (AAX 0000001 → AAX 2159999)
1973  RWL, GKB² 3 800 000 0.9% P# 85a - (AFF 0000001 → AFF 3799999)
1973  RWL, GKB² 1 200 000 0.3% P# 85a - (EAK 0000001 → EAK 1199999)
1973  RWL, GKB² 620 000 0.15% P# 85a - (EAX 0000001 → EAX 0619999) - Replacement
1973  RWL, GKB² 720 0.8% P# 85a - (Prefix: *AB) - Estimated printed amount
1973  RWL, GKB² 200 0.5% P# 85a - (Prefix: *FB) - Estimated printed amount
1973  RWL, GKB² 0.4% P# 85a - (Prefix: *FH) - Unknown printed amount
1973  RWL, GKB² 4 0.20% P# 85a - (Prefix: *MD) - Known printed amount
1973  RWL, GKB² $ 6.40 1.5% P# 85b - (▲) lithographed
1973  RWL, GKB² 1 060 000 0.5% P# 85b - (AAX 2160000 → AAX 3219999) - replacement
1973  RWL, GKB² 6 200 000 0.8% P# 85b - (AFF 3800000 → AFF 9999999)
1973  RWL, GKB² 1 400 000 0.3% P# 85b - (ALM prefix) - Changeover
1973  RWL, GKB² 1 305 300 0% P# 85b - (AXA prefix) - Test
1973  RWL, GKB² 8 800 000 0.5% P# 85b - (EAK 1200000 → EAK 9999999)
1973  RWL, GKB² 8 920 000 0.3% P# 85b - (EAN prefix) - Changeover
1973  RWL, GKB² 440 000 0.10% P# 85b - (EAX 0620000 → EAX 1059999) - Replacement
1973  JWC¹, GKB² 1 150 000 000 $ 0.81 $ 0.93 $ 0.93 $ 1.10 $ 2.10 $ 2.30 $ 3.60 48% P# 85c - (▲)
1973  JWC¹, GKB² 1 036 960 0.6% P# 85c - (AAX 3220000 → AAX 4256959)
1973  JWC¹, GKB² 8 600 000 $ 4.50 3% P# 85c - (ALM prefix) - Changeover
1973  JWC¹, GKB² 1 560 000 2% P# 85c - (BAX prefix) - Replacement
1973  JWC¹, GKB² 1 080 000 0.10% P# 85c - (EAN prefix) - Changeover
1973  JWC¹, GKB² 1 520 000 0.4% P# 85c - (EAX prefix) - Replacement
1973  JWC¹, GKB² 1 700 000 1.6% P# 85c - (ECV prefix)
1973  JWC¹, GKB² 4 700 000 0.3% P# 85c - (ECW prefix)
1973  JWC¹, GKB² 587 522 0.3% P# 85c - (EXA prefix) - Test

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Past sales

Pictures Sale Date Version Grade Sold price
Picture 1 of a sold 1 DollarPicture 1 of a sold 1 Dollar
Katz
Auction 99
Lot 3644
Internet Archive
31 Oct 2023 Undetermined UNC USD 24.78
(EUR 23.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
The lot includes several items.
Picture 1 of a sold 1 DollarPicture 1 of a sold 1 Dollar
Katz
Auction 91
Lot 1128
Internet Archive
8 Aug 2023 Undetermined UNC USD 22.63
(EUR 21.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
The lot includes several items.
Picture 1 of a sold 1 DollarPicture 1 of a sold 1 Dollar
Katz
Auction 91
Lot 1126
Internet Archive
8 Aug 2023 Undetermined UNC USD 7.54
(EUR 7.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
Picture 1 of a sold 1 DollarPicture 1 of a sold 1 Dollar
Katz
Auction 89
Lot 1724
Internet Archive
10 Jul 2023 Undetermined UNC USD 9.70
(EUR 9.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
The lot includes several items.
Picture 1 of a sold 1 DollarPicture 1 of a sold 1 Dollar
Katz
Auction 83
Lot 1103
Internet Archive
20 May 2023 Undetermined UNC USD 5.39
(EUR 5.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
Picture 1 of a sold 1 DollarPicture 1 of a sold 1 Dollar
Katz
Auction 81
Lot 919
Internet Archive
29 Apr 2023 Undetermined UNC USD 9.70
(EUR 9.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
Picture 1 of a sold 1 DollarPicture 1 of a sold 1 Dollar
Katz
Auction 71
Lot 4428
Internet Archive
30 Nov 2022 Undetermined UNC USD 9.70
(EUR 9.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
Picture 1 of a sold 1 DollarPicture 1 of a sold 1 Dollar
Katz
Auction 68
Lot 2560
Internet Archive
8 Oct 2022 Undetermined UNC USD 9.70
(EUR 9.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
Picture 1 of a sold 1 DollarPicture 1 of a sold 1 Dollar
Katz
Auction 68
Lot 2561
Internet Archive
8 Oct 2022 Undetermined UNC USD 11.85
(EUR 11.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
Picture 1 of a sold 1 DollarPicture 1 of a sold 1 Dollar
Katz
Jubilee Auction 60
Lot 640
Internet Archive
14 May 2022 Undetermined UNC USD 45.26
(EUR 42.00)
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