BA International Inc. (British American Bank Note; British American Banknote Company Limited), Montreal,Ottawa, Canada (1866-2012)Canadian Bank Note Company, Canada (1897-date)
A green frame decorated with abstract forms in which the `20` values are presented. Multicolour printing known as `rainbow printing`. Each banknote has a seven-digit serial number with a 2-letter prefix. The number on the left is printed in red while the number on the right is printed in blue. On the left is an illustration of the `Coat of Arms of Canada` and on the right is a portrait of Elizabeth II, Queen of England and the Commonwealth.
Reverse description
In the middle is a view of Moraine Lake and the Valley of Ten Peaks in Banff National Park in Alberta. To the right and left are abstract forms in which the values `20`, `TWENTY` and `VINGT` are represented.
Signature(s)
John Robert Beattie, Louis Rasminsky, Ruston William Lawson, Gerald Keith Bouey,
Protection type
Protection description
Obverse lettering
20 BANK OF CANADA - BANQUE DU CANADA
20
VINGT 20 TWENTY
DOLLARS
CANADA
OTTAWA
1969
THIS NOTE IS LEGAL TENDER - CE BILLET A COURS LEGAL
SOUS-GOUVERNEUR - DEPUTY GOVERNOR
GOUVERNEUR - GOVERNOR
20 20 - 20 20
Reverse lettering
TWENTY - 20
20 - VINGT
BANK OF CANADA - BANQUE DU CANADA
