Canada 20 Dollars, 1954 P-70

with devil's face

Canada 20 Dollars, 1954 P-70 obverse
Canada 20 Dollars, 1954 P-70 reverse

Information:

Reference P#70
Country Canada
Period Dollar (1858-date)
Currency Dollars
Denomination 20 Dollars
Type Circulation banknotes
Issuing bank Bank of Canada
Year 1954
Shape Rectangular
Composition Paper
Demonetized No
Size (WxH) 152x70 mm

Obverse:

Canada 20 Dollars, 1954 P-70
Latin

Obverse text

20 20 TWENTY DOLLARS 20 - 20 VINGT DOLLARS 20 20 20 VINGT DOLLARS - TWENTY DOLLARS 20 CANADA TWENTY DOLLARS - 20 - VINGT DOLLARS BANK OF CANADA - BANQUE DU CANADA OTTAWA 1954 WILL PAY THE BEARER ON DEMAND - PAIERA AU PORTEUR SUR DEMANDE DEPUTY GOVERNOR - SOUS-GOUVERNEUR GOVERNOR - GOUVERNEUR TWENTY 20 20 - 20 20 VINGT 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 in which the values "20" and "TWENTY / VINGT" are presented. On the right is a portrait of Elizabeth II, the new Queen of England and the Commonwealth. Background colour of the banknote is yellow.

Reverse:

Image 1
Latin

Reverse text

20 TWENTY DOLLARS - 20 - VINGT DOLLARS 20 VINGT DOLLARS - TWENTY DOLLARS 20 BANK OF CANADA - BANQUE DU CANADA 20

Reverse symbol

In the middle, a snowy panorama in the Laurentians, Ontario. The background colour of the note is yellow.

Varieties:

Date Variety Iss. Value
VG F VF XF AU UNC
1954 A/E prefix + - - - - - -
1954 B/E prefix - Changeover - - - - - -
1954 *A/E prefix - Replacement - - - - - -
1954 *A/E prefix - Replacement - - - - - -
1954 B/E prefix - Changeover - - - - - -
1954 C/E → D/E prefixes - - $44,00 $74,00 - -
1954 E/E prefix - Transition - - - - - -