BA International Inc. (British American Bank Note; British American Banknote Company Limited), Montreal,Ottawa, Canada (1866-2012)Canadian Bank Note Company, Canada (1897-date)
Texts in English and French. On the left side, the issuing institute and the Coat of Arms of Canada. The portrait is that of Sir John Alexander Macdonald, lawyer, Canadian statesman and Prime Minister of Canada from 1867 to 1873 and from 1878 to 1891. In the centre vignette is a front view of the Library of Parliament with its legend to the right. Below the legend is the note`s face value `10` and above the legend is a Canadian flag. The multicoloured printing is dominated by purple/yellow.
Reverse description
The image depicts a tribute to Canadian veterans through various symbols: Poppies, the war memorial, a military woman with binoculars represents `peacekeepers` and white doves. In the lower left corner is a bilingual quote from a poem.
Signature(s)
Malcolm D. Knight, Gordon George Thiessen, David Allison Dodge, Paul Jenkins,
Protection type
Protection description
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,
1878-1873
EMISSION DE 2001 / ISSUE OF 2001
Reverse lettering
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
