Canada 1.000 Dollars 1937

Signatures: JO, GFT

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Canada 1,000 Dollars, 1937 P-65 obverse
Canada 1,000 Dollars, 1937 P-65 reverse

Information:

Rarity R - Rare
Date Variety Iss. VG F VF XF AU UNC
1937 Signatures: JO, GFT + - - - - - -
Reference P#65
Country Canada
Period Dollar (1858-date)
Ruler George VI (1936-1952)
Issuing bank Bank of Canada
Currency Dollars
Denomination 1.000 Dollars
Type Circulation banknotes
Year 1937
Shape Rectangular
Composition Paper
Demonetized Yes on 01.01.2021
Size (WxH) 152x73 mm

Obverse:

Canada 1,000 Dollars, 1937 P-65
Latin

Obverse text

M 1000 ONE THOUSAND 1000 M 1000 MILLE 1000 M 1000 - 1000 ONE THOUSAND 1000 M 1000 M 1000 M 1000 - 1000 M 1000 M 1000 M 1000 MILLE BANK OF CANADA - BANQUE DU CANADA WILL PAY TO THE BEARER ON DEMAND - PAIERA AU PORTEUR SUR DEMANDE ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS - MILLE DOLLARS M 1000 M OTTAWA, 2ND JAN. 1937. - OTTAWA, LE 2 JANV. 1937. DEPUTY GOVERNOR - SOUS-GOUVERNEUR GOVERNOR - GOUVERNEUR ONE THOUSAND ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS 1000 MILLE DOLLARS MILLE CANADIAN BANK NOTE COMPANY LIMITED

Obverse symbol

English texts on the left and French texts on the right. A black and white frame decorated with abstract forms and rosettes with the values "1000" and "ONE THOUSAND / MILLE". In the middle, a portrait of Sir Henry Charles Wilfrid Laurier, statesman, Canada's seventh Prime Minister from 1896 to 1911 and the first Francophone to hold this position. Background colour of the banknote is pink/red.

Reverse:

Image 1
Latin

Reverse text

1000 BANK OF CANADA - BANQUE DU CANADA 1000 1000 - 1000 1000 - 1000 1000 - 1000 1000 ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS - M - MILLE DOLLARS 1000

Reverse symbol

In the middle, an allegory of Security with a young woman wearing a helmet, armed with a sword and a shield, protecting a frightened young boy. All around her, we can see a vast decorative composition. Background colour of the banknote is pink/red.

Varieties

Date Variety Iss. Value
VG F VF XF AU UNC
1937 Signatures: JO, GFT 15k - - - - - -