1935 Bank of Canada $10 Princess Mary English Series A Bill Note (VG10)

1935 Bank of Canada $10 Princess Mary English Series A Bill Note

1935 - The First Banknote Series

The Bank of Canada was founded in 1934 and given responsibility, through an Act of Parliament, to regulate the country's money supply and to "promote the economic and financial welfare of Canada." Accordingly, it was also given the exclusive right to issue bank notes. On 11 March 1935, the Bank of Canada issued its first series.

The notes were unilingual, and matching versions of all denominations were available in either French or English. Also unique to the series were a $25 and a $500 note. The series featured portraits of various royals and former Canadian prime ministers. On the backs of the notes were allegorical figures symbolizing Canada's growing agricultural, industrial, and commercial prosperity.

Design

The front of the $10 note features a portrait of Princess Mary, only daughter of King George V and Queen Mary. Richard Speaight, official photographer to the royal family, photographed the princess, and the portrait was engraved by British American Bank Note Company master engraver Harry P. Dawson.

He also engraved the back of the note, which features an allegorical figure representing the harvest - Seated female with fruits of harvest.

Packaging

1935 Bank of Canada $10 Princess Mary English Series A Bill Note comes in a protective clear holder in titled condition.

Specifications

Face Value: 10 dollars
Quantity Printed: 5,000,000
Serial Prefix: A
Cat. No.: BC-7
Variety: English
Printer: British American Bank Note Company (BABN)
Signatures: Osborne/Towers