| Obverse description |
Printed in dominant purple and yellow on a multicolour guilloche underprint, the obverse carries an intaglio portrait of Sir John Alexander Macdonald, first Prime Minister of Canada (1867–1873; 1878–1891), at left, surmounted by the bilingual Bank of Canada title and the Coat of Arms of Canada. To the right of centre, a vignette presents a frontal view of the Library of Parliament beneath a Canadian flag, with the face value numeral '10' and bilingual legend below. Intaglio relief printing is evident throughout the primary design elements and inscriptions. |
| Obverse lettering |
BANQUE DU CANADA · BANK OF CANADA OTTAWA THIS NOTE IS LEGAL TENDER / CE BILLET A COURS LEGAL 10 CANADA TEN · DIX DOLLARS LA BIBLIOTHEQUE DU PARLEMENT · THE LIBRARY OF PARLIAMENT 10 SOUS-GOUVERNEUR DEPUTY GOVERNOR GOVERNOR GOUVERNEUR SIR JOHN A. MACDONALD PRIME MINISTER / PREMIER MINISTRE 1867-1873, 1878-1891 EMISSION DE 2001 / ISSUE OF 2001 |
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10 - CANADA In Flanders fields the poppies blow Between the crosses, row on row, That mark our place; and in the sky The larks, still bravely singing, fly Scarce heard amid the guns below. - John McCrae 1872-1918 - Au champ d'honneur, les coquelicots Sont parsemés de lot en lot Auprès des croix; et dans l'espace Les alouettes devenues lasses Mêlent leurs chants au sifflement Des obusiers. 10 PRINTED IN 2000 / IMPRIME EN 2000 |
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