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Holographic Stripe
Tilt the note, and brightly coloured numerals (50)
and maple leaves will "move" within the shiny metallic stripe on the
front of the note. Colours will change through the various shades of
the rainbow. There is a colour-split within each maple leaf. If you look
carefully, smaller numerals (50) appear in the background of the three-dimensional
stripe. The stripe has curved edges. |
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Watermark Portrait
Hold the note to the light, and a small, ghost-like
image of the portrait appears to the left of the large numeral (50).
A smaller numeral (50) is also evident. This watermark is embedded in
the paper and can be seen from both sides of the note. If the note is
not backlit, the watermark is not visible. |
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Windowed Security Thread
Hold the note to the light and a continuous solid vertical
line appears. From the back of the note, this security feature resembles
a series of exposed metallic dashes (windows) that shift from gold to
green when the note is tilted. Small characters (CAN50) are printed on
this security thread, which is woven into the paper. |
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See-Through Number
Hold the note to the light and, just like two pieces
of jigsaw puzzle, the irregular marks on the front and back will form
a complete and perfectly aligned numeral 50. Look for this feature
between the watermark and the large numeral (50). |
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Raised Print (Intaglio)
Run your fingers over the front of the note. The ink
on the large numeral 50, the Coat of Arms and the words BANK
OF CANADA • BANQUE DU CANADA feels thicker to the touch. |
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Fine-Line Printing
Look for the sharp, well-defined lines that form background
patterns. |
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Microprinting
Look for microprinting: small, clearly defined characters within
the diagonal lines around the portrait, to the right of the image of
the Parliament Buildings, and inside the large numeral 50. |
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Fluorescence
Place the note under UV light to see elements that are not visible
in normal light.
- Look for the text BANQUE DU CANADA 50 BANK
OF CANADA glowing in interlocking colours of yellow and
red over the portrait.
- Look for fibres, glowing red or yellow, scattered
across both sides of the note. (The blue fibres, visible in normal
light, do not glow.)
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Serial Number
A three-letter prefix followed by a seven-digit number is printed twice on the back of
each note. |
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Colours
Some colours are difficult to reproduce; you may notice a difference in tone when
comparing a suspect note with a genuine note.
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