20 Dollars serial on reverse

Features

Issuer Canada
Issuing bank Bank of Canada
Queen Elizabeth II (1952-2022)
Type Standard banknote
Year 1979
Value 20 Dollars
20 CAD = USD 15
Currency Dollar (1858-date)
Composition Paper
Size 152 × 70 mm
Shape Rectangular
Number
N#
201908
References Ch GPM# BC-54,
S. Bell (editor); 2022. A Charlton Standard Catalogue : Canadian Government Paper Money (33rd edition). Charlton Press, Toronto, Canada.
P# 93
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 green frame decorated with abstract forms in which the "20" values are presented. Multi-colour printing known as "rainbow printing". On the left there is an illustration of the "Coat of Arms of Canada" and on the right a portrait of Elizabeth II, Queen of England and the Commonwealth.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
20 BANK OF CANADA - BANQUE DU CANADA 20
VINGT 20 TWENTY
DOLLARS
CANADA
OTTAWA
1979
THIS NOTE IS LEGAL TENDER - CE BILLET A COURS LEGAL
SOUS-GOUVERNEUR - DEPUTY GOVERNOR
GOUVERNEUR - GOVERNOR
20 20 - 20 20

Reverse

In the middle is a view of Moraine Lake and the Valley of Ten Peaks in Banff National Park in Alberta. To the right and left are abstract forms in which the values "20", "TWENTY" and " VINGT" are represented. At the bottom of the note, the serial number (a sequence of 11 digits) is noted twice.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
TWENTY - 20
20 - VINGT

Signatures

Ruston William Lawson (RWL) Deputy Governor
Gerald Keith Bouey (GKB²) Governor
John William Crow (JWC¹) Deputy Governor
Gordon George Thiessen (GGT¹) Deputy Governor
John William Crow (JWC²) 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

Varieties :
BABN : BRITISH AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY LIMITED
CBN : CANADIAN BANK NOTE COMPANY LIMITED

Serial Number - Replacement Banknote :
→ (516000000) : Replacement banknote printed by BABN.
→ (510000000) : Replacement banknote printed by the CBN.

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Date Signatures No. printed VG F VF XF AU UNC Frequency
1979  RWL, GKB² 676 450 000 $ 24 23% P# 93a
1979  RWL, GKB² 3 480 000 2% P# 93a - (Prefix: 510) - Replacement
1979  JWC¹, GKB² 873 079 998 $ 14 19% P# 93b
1979  JWC¹, GKB² 2 278 518 0.4% P# 93b - (Prefix: 510) - Replacement
1979  JWC¹, GKB² 1 739 154 0.4% P# 93b - (Prefix: 516) - Replacement
1979  GGT¹, JWC² 1 067 799 998 $ 15 $ 16 $ 18 $ 23 $ 30 63% P# 93c
1979  GGT¹, JWC² 3 900 000 1.5% P# 93c - (Prefix: 510) - Replacement
1979  GGT¹, JWC² 3 240 000 1.5% P# 93c - (Prefix: 516) - Replacement

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Past sales

Pictures Sale Date Version Grade Sold price
Picture 1 of a sold 20 Dollars (serial on reverse)Picture 1 of a sold 20 Dollars (serial on reverse)
Katz
Auction 68
Lot 2562
Internet Archive
8 Oct 2022 Undetermined VF USD 15.09
(EUR 14.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
Picture 1 of a sold 20 Dollars (serial on reverse)Picture 1 of a sold 20 Dollars (serial on reverse)
Katz
Auction 59
Lot 3175
Internet Archive
23 Apr 2022 Undetermined VF USD 9.70
(EUR 9.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
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