Canada 1 dollar 1973

A regular 1 dollar banknote from the «Scenes of Canada» series, issued by the Bank of Canada, dated «Ottawa 1973». Printed on paper by Canadian Bank Note Company and British American Bank Note Company.

On the obverse — portrait of Queen Elizabeth II on the right and the coat of arms of Canada on the left. Main color — black with multicolored (rainbow) elements. Serial numbers: red on the left and blue on the right. Inscriptions in English and French.

On the reverse — view of Parliament Hill in Ottawa from the Ottawa River: in the foreground the tugboat Missinaibi among a broken log raft, symbolizing the logging industry and river transport. Multicolored printing with predominance of green, black and rainbow tones. The design highlights Canada’s natural and architectural symbols as well as the country’s economic activity.

Security features:

• Planchettes (green security fibers embedded in the paper)
• Intaglio printing with pronounced tactile effect
• Microtext and intricate patterns
• Rainbow (multicolour) printing with color transitions
• See-through register elements
• Latent images in geometric patterns

Interesting to collectors of classic Canadian paper banknotes, the «Scenes of Canada» series 1969–1979, the last dollar notes before the transition to coins, as well as themes of British monarchy portraits, Parliament Hill, and river log driving in notaphily.

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