Canada 5 Dollars 1972

*CC prefix - Replacement

© CGB generic images

Canada 5 Dollars, 1972 P-87 obverse
Canada 5 Dollars, 1972 P-87 reverse

Information:

Rarity R - Rare
Date Variety Iss. VG F VF XF AU UNC
1972 *CC prefix - Replacement + - - - - - -
Reference ChGPM#BC-48aACharltonPress(publi
Country Canada
Period Dollar (1858-date)
Issuing bank Bank of Canada
Currency Dollars
Denomination 5 Dollars
Type Circulation banknotes
Year 1972
Shape Rectangular
Composition Paper
Demonetized No
Size (WxH) 152x70 mm

Obverse:

Canada 5 Dollars, 1972 P-87
Latin

Obverse text

5 BANK OF CANADA - BANQUE DU CANADA 5 CINQ 5 FIVE DOLLARS CANADA OTTAWA 1972 CE BILLET A COURS LEGAL - THIS NOTE IS LEGAL TENDER SOUS-GOUVERNEUR - DEPUTY GOVERNOR GOUVERNEUR - GOVERNOR 5 5 - 5 - 5 5

Obverse symbol

A blue frame decorated with abstract shapes in which the "5" values are presented. Multicolour printing known as "rainbow printing". Each banknote has a seven-digit serial number with a 2- or 3-letter prefix. The number on the left is printed in red while the number on the right is printed in blue. On the left is an illustration of the "Coat of Arms of Canada" and on the right is 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.

Reverse:

Image 1
Latin

Reverse text

FIVE - 5 5 - CINQ BANQUE DU CANADA - BANK OF CANADA

Reverse symbol

In the middle is a scene of salmon fishing boats in Johnstone Strait on Vancouver Island, British Columbia. To the right and left, abstract forms in which the values "5", "FIVE" and "CINQ" are presented.