Paper Money Series Collection $1 to $20, 1937 to 2006 (26 notes)

Instantly build a complete collection of every major issue of Canadian paper money from the $1 to the $20 dating from 1937 through to 2006. This collection includes the 1937 allegorical design series ($1 to $20), the 1954 modified series ($1 to $20), both types of 1967 centennial $1 notes, the 1969–1979 multicolour series ($1 to $20), the 1986–1991 birds series ($2 to $20), and the 2001–2006 Journey Series ($5 to $20). The older notes are in excellent collectible mid-grade circulated condition, while the later notes are uncirculated.  Each note comes protected in professional archival mylar sleeves set into a premium-quality display album.  

1937 Series
This series features the face design of King George VI on the $1 to $20 notes. The 1937 series is the first series of bilingual banknotes in Canada, and the last issue to feature allegorical designs. The allegorical vignettes are also regarded as some of the most beautiful artwork ever to appear on Canadian banknotes.
 
• $1: agriculture allegory: seated female with agricultural products
• $2: harvest allegory: seated female with fruits of the harvest
• $5: electric Power allegory: seated male with symbols of electricity
• $10: transportation allegory: Mercury with ships, trains and an airplane
• $20: fertility allegory: seated female with sickle

1954 Modified Series
The original young portrait of Queen Elizabeth appears on all the faces of all of the banknotes.

• $1: Western Prairie scene
• $2: landscape from the Upper Melbourne, Richmond, Quebec
• $5: Otter Falls, mile 996, Alaska Highway
• $10: Mount Burgess, BC
• $20: Laurentians in winter

Centennial Issue
This issue features the centennial symbol and Queen Elizabeth II. The centennial symbol is a stylized maple leaf divided into 11 triangles.

• $1 double-dated: old Parliament buildings
• $1 serial number: old Parliament buildings

Multicolour Series
The second portrait of Queen Elizabeth appears on the face of the $1, $2 and $20 notes. Sir Wilfrid Laurier appears on the front of the $5 note, and Sir John A. Macdonald appears on the face of the $10 note.

• $1, 1973: Parliament Buildings as seen from across the Ottawa River
• $2, 1974: inuit hunting scene on Baffin Island
• $5, 1979: salmon seiner, Johnston Strait, Vancouver
• $10, 1971: industrial scene, Sarnia, Ontario
• $20, 1969: Moraine Lake, Alberta
 
Bird Series, 1986–1991:
The portrait of Queen Elizabeth appears on the face of the $2 and $20 notes. Sir Wilfrid Laurier appears on the front of the $5 note, and Sir John A. Macdonald appears on the face of the $10 note.
 
$2, 1986:
• Front design: Queen Elizabeth II/Parliament Buildings
• Back design: robin

$5, 1986:
• Front design: Sir Wilfrid Laurier/Parliament Buildings 
• Back design: belted kingfisher

$10, 1989:
• Front design: Sir John A. Macdonald/Parliament Buildings with Red Ensign flag
• Back design: osprey in flight

$20, 1991:
• Front design: Queen Elizabeth II/Library of Parliament
• Back design: common loon
 
Journey Series, 2001–2006:
$5, 2002:
• Front design: Sir Wilfrid Laurier/West Block of Parliament, three maple leaves optical security device/Canadian flag and large "5" counter
• Back design: child on toboggan, snowflakes, child and parent skating, poem by Roch Carrier, children playing hockey

$5, 2006, upgraded security issue
• Front design: Sir Wilfrid Laurier/West Block of Parliament/Canadian flag and large "5" counter
• Back design: child on toboggan, snowflakes, child and parent skating, poem by Roch Carrier, children playing hockey

$10, 2001
• Front design: Sir John A. Macdonald/Library of Parliament, three maple leaves optical security device/Canadian flag
• Back design: Poppies, "In Flanders Fields"/doves/modern peacekeeping soldier/war memorial and two soldiers/two children and veteran

$10, 2005, upgraded security issue
• Front design: Sir John A. Macdonald/Library of Parliament/Canadian flag and large "10" counter
• Back design: Poppies, "In Flanders Fields"/doves/modern peacekeeping soldier/war memorial and two soldiers/two children and veteran

$20, 2004:
• Front design: Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II/Centre Block of Parliament, watermark/Canadian flag and large "20" counter
• Back design: The Raven and the First Men/excerpt from Gabrielle Roy's novel, The Hidden Mountain/The Grizzly Bear/The Spirit of Haida Gwaii/Mythic Messengers; artwork is by Bill Reid (1920–1998)

Includes:
• 1937–2006 Canadian Banknote Collection, $1–$20 (26 Notes in Custom Album)

Warranty Information:
This product comes with a 30-day warranty through TSC.