Canada 50 Dollars 1988

FMF prefix

© CGB generic images

Canada 50 Dollars, 1988 P-98 obverse
Canada 50 Dollars, 1988 P-98 reverse

Information:

Rarity C - Scarce
Date Variety Iss. VG F VF XF AU UNC
1988 FMF prefix + - - - - - -
Reference P#98d
Country Canada
Period Dollar (1858-date)
Issuing bank Bank of Canada
Currency Dollars
Denomination 50 Dollars
Type Circulation banknotes
Year 1988
Shape Rectangular
Composition Paper
Demonetized No
Size (WxH) 152x70 mm

Obverse:

Canada 50 Dollars, 1988 P-98
Latin

Obverse text

50 - 50 BANQUE DU CANADA 50 - CANADA BANK OF CANADA OTTAWA 1988 THIS NOTE IS LEGAL TENDER - CE BILLET A COURS LEGAL SOUS-GOUVERNEUR - DUPUTY GOVERNOR GOVERNOR - GOUVERNEUR FIFTY · DOLLARS · CINQUANTE

Obverse symbol

Texts in English and French. The number "50" is printed in waves of various colors. In the center at the top is the Coat of Arms of Canada. On the right is a portrait of William Lyon MacKenzie King, several times Prime Minister of Canada between 1921 and 1948. To the right of the portrait, a view of the Ottawa Parliament.

Reverse:

Image 1
Latin

Reverse text

50 CANADA SNOWY OWL - HARFANG DES NEIGES 50

Reverse symbol

In the middle, a Snowy Owl, the avian emblem of Quebec, perched on a rock near a lake. In the background, the word "CANADA". Below, the serial number printed twice in black with the bar code for the blinds.

Varieties:

Date Variety Iss. Value
VG F VF XF AU UNC
1988 190m - - - - $74,00 $95,00
1988 EHX 0860000 → 1645361 785.4k - - - - - -
1988 EHX 2164477 → 4119999 2m - - - - - -
1988 FHM prefix - Changeover 2.1m - - - - - -
1988 EHP 0000000 - Specimen + - - - - - -
1988 30m - - - $57,00 - -
1988 FHM prefix - Changeover 7.9m - - - - - -
1988 FHS prefix - Changeover 6.6m - - - - - -
1988 20m - - - - - -
1988 FHS prefix - Changeover 3.4m - - - - - -
1988 FHV prefix - Changeover 6.9m - - - - - -
1988 79.1m - - - $39,00 $53,00 $78,00
1988 FHV prefix - Changeover 3.1m - - - - - -
1988 FHZ 8440000 → 8860000 - Replacement 420k - - - - - -
1988 FHZ 9620000 → 9800000 - Replacement 180k - - - - - -
1988 FME 8680000 → 9000000 - Replacement 320k - - - - - -
1988 FMF prefix 6.1m - - - - - -