1986 Bank of Canada $2 Dollar Bills Bird Series, Uncut Sheet (5 x 8 Format)-couple minor wrinkles on edge of sheet

1986 Bank of Canada $2 Dollar Bills Bird Series, Uncut Sheet (5 x 8 Format)

The two dollar uncut bank note sheets were issued in December 1990. The formats are 5 x 8 (five notes across and eight notes deep) and 4 x 10. 

Birds of Canada Banknote Series (1986 - 2000)

In March 1986, the Bank of Canada introduced the first of a new series of notes, completely redesigned to assist the visually impaired, increase efficiency of high speed sorting equipment, and provide improved security against counterfeiting. 

Security elements include the use of microprinting. A background rainbow of wavy lines on the face of the note is composed entirely of microprinted digits corresponding to the value of the note, while the fine horizontal lines through the centre portion of the note's face are actually a repeated microprinted legend, in which the numberal corresponds to the denomination of the note. 

Design

The back features native Canadian birds. The serial number appears in black on each half of the back at the bottom of the note. A bar code is included at the bottom of the reverse side to be read by high speed sorting equipment at the Bank of Canada. The serial number consists of a three-letter prefix and a seven-digit serial. The Bank of Canada's $2 note features Queen Elizabeth II on one side and two robins on the reverse. Note is composed primarily in terra cotta colour.

Bank of Canada issued sheet of 40 uncut 1986 $2 dollar banknotes in 5 x 8 format, part of the Bird Series.

Specifications:

Uncut sheet comes rolled and packaged in shipper tube.