Van-Helsdingen Oiseau Collection
$50 1988 Bank Of Canada PBC-59d

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Note Details

Set Details
Note Description: Canada, Bank of Canada
$50 1988 - Printer: CBNC
Grade: 67 EPQ
Country: CAD
Note Number: CADBC-59d
Signatures/
Vignettes:		 - M.D. Knight
D.A. Dodge
Certification #: 1724335-010  
Owner: Barbara Van-Helsdingen
Sets Competing: Van-Helsdingen Bank of Canada with replacement notes, 1935- Date.  Score: 398
Van-Helsdingen Oiseau Collection  Score: 398
Date Added: 3/16/2021
Research: See PMG's Census Report for this Note

Owner's Description

This note is a fabulous 67 EPQ example. The front of this bank note features a portrait of William Lyon Mackenzie King the longest running Prime Minister in Canadian history. It also hosts the coat of arms of Canada and parliament. The note is red that can be appropriate since king created great trauma for Asians and Jews. That is a stigma he will not be able to ever lose. While in government and running policy he did create many wonderful things for our Social Security including baby bonus, affordable housing, fair income tax, unemployment insurance and welfare. He is still controversial for his racial policies that hurt many. I would not mind having him removed from our currency. The reverse of the note in this bird series features the arctic snowy owl on the Canadian tundra. It is a majestic landscape and one of my favourite pictures on banknotes. I had the pleasure of living with the Inuit for many years and seeing a snowy owl in its personal habitat.

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