Bank Notes
Bank Note Series, 1935 to present
2001-2004 Series, Canadian Journey
$10 (upgraded)
Front
Security features of this note
Back
Description of thematic design features
| Issue date: | 18 May 2005 (upgraded $10 note) 17 January 2001 (original $10 note) |
| Size: | 152.4 x 69.85 mm (6.0 x 2.75 inches) |
| Predominant colour: | Purple |
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| Date on bank note: | 2005 (upgraded $10 note)
2001 (original $10 note) |
| Signatures: | Upgraded $10 note Left - P. Jenkins (Senior Deputy Governor of the Bank of Canada) Right - D.A. Dodge (Governor of the Bank of Canada) Original $10 note Left - M.D. Knight Right - G.G. Thiessen Left - M.D. Knight Right - D.A. Dodge |
| Portrait: | The portrait of Sir John A. Macdonald, Canada's first prime minister and one of the Fathers of Confederation, continues to be featured on the front of the upgraded Canadian Journey series $10 bank note. Macdonald held office from 1867 to 1873 and from 1878 to 1891. He is best remembered as a nation builder for his role in creating Canada, and for realizing his dream of building a transcontinental railway. Macdonald was a constitutional expert, who helped draft the British North America Act, which established the federal system by which the country's first four provinces—New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario, and Quebec—were united on 1 July 1867. During his years as prime minister, Canada experienced rapid growth and prosperity. Manitoba, British Columbia, and Prince Edward Island joined Confederation, and the last spike of the Canadian Pacific Railway's transcontinental line was driven into the ground. Sir John A. Macdonald was born in January 1815, in Glasgow Scotland. He emigrated to Canada in 1820, and passed away on 6 June 1891. |
| Back | Part of the Canadian Journey series featuring Canada's history, culture and achievements, the theme of the new $10 note is a tribute to Remembrance and Peackeeping. |
| Scene: | Remembrance and Peacekeeping
A veteran and two young people observe a Remembrance Day service as members of the Land and Naval Forces stand vigil. A member of the Armed Forces in a peacekeeping role complements the scene. The first verse of John McCrae's poem, In Flanders Fields, and its French adaptation, Au champ d'honneur, by Jean Pariseau, are featured together with doves and a wreath of poppies, which symbolize peace and commemoration. |
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