1 Dollar Centennial of Confederation

1 Dollar (Centennial of Confederation) - obverse1 Dollar (Centennial of Confederation) - reverse


Features

IssuerCanada 
Issuing bankBank of Canada
QueenElizabeth II (1952-2022)
TypeCommemorative note
Year1967
Value1 Dollar (1 CAD)
CurrencyDollar (1858-date)
CompositionPaper
Size152 × 70 mm
ShapeRectangular
Number
N#
201714
ReferencesCh GPM# BC-45, P# 84

Commemorative issue

Centennial of Canadian Confederation (1867-1967)

Obverse

A black and white frame decorated with abstract forms in which the values "1" and "ONE / UN" are presented. Elizabeth II, then-new Queen of England and the Commonwealth. Green background.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
1
CENTENNIAL OF CANADIAN CONFEDERATION
1867 1967
CANADA
ONE DOLLAR
UN DOLLAR
BANK OF CANADA - BANQUE DU CANADA
WILL PAY THE BEARER ON DEMAND - PAIERA AU PORTEUR SUR DEMANDE
OTTAWA 1967
DEPUTY GOVERNOR SOUS-GOUVERNEUR
GOVERNOR GOUVERNEUR
LE CENTENAIRE DE LA CONFÉDÉRATION CANADIENNE

Engravers: George Arthur Gundersen, Yves Baril

Reverse

In the middle, the original landscape is replaced by a view of Ottawa's first Parliament building in 1916 before it was destroyed by fire. Green background.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
1
LE CENTENAIRE DE LA CONFÉDÉRATION CANADIENNE
UN DOLLAR
ONE DOLLAR
CANADA'S FIRST PARLIAMENT BUILDINGS
LE PREMIER ÉDIFICE PARLEMENTAIRE DU CANADA
CENTENNIAL OF CANADIAN CONFEDERATION

Signatures

John Robert Beattie (JRB)Deputy Governor
Louis Rasminsky (LR²)Governor