Canadian ten-dollar note

Ten dollars

(Canada)
Value	10 Canadian dollars
Width	152.4 mm
Height	69.85 mm
Security features	Holographic stripe, Watermark, EURion constellation, Tactile marks, Registration device, Raised printing, UV printing
Paper type	Polymer
Years of printing	2001–present
Obverse
Design	Sir John A. Macdonald
Designer	Bruce Stewart
Design date	2001 2005
Reverse
Design	Via Rail route map, featuring The Canadian. In the background; the Canadian Rockies
Designer	Bruce Stewart
Design date	2001 2005

The Canadian ten-dollar note is one of the most common banknotes of the Canadian dollar.

The current ten-dollar note is dominantly purple in colour. The front features a portrait of Canada's first Prime Minister Sir John A. Macdonald, and a metallic image of the Library of Parliament. The reverse side shows Via Rail's train, The Canadian, with the Rocky Mountains in the background; this is accompanied by a map of the Canadian Railways. Yellow dots representing the EURion constellation can be found on both sides. As well as textured printing, this design includes Braille dots for the blind indicating the denomination as a new tactile feature.

An updated version of the note began circulation on May 18, 2005, with new security features. On the front, these include a holographic stripe along the left side, depicting the number 10 alternated with maple leaves; a watermark of Macdonald's portrait; and a broken-up number 10, which resolves itself when backlit (the latter two which replaced the shiny-leaf feature). On the back, it has an interleaved metallic strip, reading '10 CAN' repeatedly along its length.

The version of the note issued in 1971 depicted the operations of Polymer Corporation on its back.

Less-visible security features include ultraviolet-detected threads in the paper, as well as an ink imprint of the coat of arms.

As with all modern Canadian banknotes, all text is in both English and French.

A new ten-dollar note made with polymer, as part of the "Frontier Series", was released on November 7, 2013. The new note features a new portrait of Sir John A. Macdonald and hologram of the Library of Parliament on the front and the Canadian (Via Rail train pulled using F40PH-2 locomotive) in the Rockies on the back.^[1] After mistakenly identifying Mount Edith Cavell and Mount Marmot as appearing in the background, the Bank of Canada later corrected them as Lectern Peak, Aquila Mountain, Mount Zengel and other mountains.^[2]

Series	Main colour	Obverse	Reverse	Series Year	Issued	Withdrawn
1935 Series	Purple	Mary, Princess Royal and Countess of Harewood	Harvest allegory	1935	11 March 1935
1937 Series	Purple	George VI	Transportation allegory	1937	19 July 1937
1954 Series	Purple	Elizabeth II	Mount Burgess, British Columbia	1954	9 September 1954
Scenes of Canada	Purple	John A. Macdonald	Polymer Corporation oil refinery in Sarnia, Ontario	1971	8 November 1971	27 June 1989
Birds of Canada	Purple	John A. Macdonald	Osprey	1989	27 June 1989	17 January 2001
Canadian Journey Series	Purple	John A. Macdonald	Peacekeeping forces and war memorial; poppy field and excerpt from "In Flanders Fields" by John McCrae	2001	17 January 2001	18 May 2005
				2004A/2006/2008	18 May 2005	7 November 2013
Frontier Series	Purple	John A. Macdonald	The Canadian passenger train	2013	7 November 2013

References

1. "$10 design" (PDF). Bank of Canada.
2. Beeby, Dean (July 29, 2014). "Bank of Canada erases mountain ID from $10 bill after questions raised". Ottawa Citizen. Canadian Press.

External links

• Bank of Canada's banknote site
• Polymer – Bank of Canada