English texts on the left and French texts on the right. A black and white frame decorated with abstract forms and rosettes with the values `20` and `TWENTY / VINGT`. In the middle in an oval of the banknote is a portrait of King George VI in official attire. Background colour of the banknote is green.
Reverse description
In the middle, an allegory of fertility represented by a woman sitting and holding a sickle in her right hand. In the background, a fruit tree in front of a lake and mountain landscape. All around her, we can see a vast decorative composition. Background colour of the banknote is green.
Signature(s)
James Osborne, Graham Ford Towers, Donald Gordon, James Elliott Coyne,
Protection type
Protection description
Obverse lettering
20 20 20 20 20 20
20 20 20 TWENTY - VINGT 20 20 20
TWENTY 20 20 20 20 - 20 20 20 20 VINGT
BANK OF CANADA - BANQUE DU CANADA
WILL PAY TO THE BEARER ON DEMAND - PAIERA AU PORTEUR SUR
DEMANDE
TWENTY DOLLARS - VINGT DOLLARS
OTTAWA, 2ND JAN. 1937. - OTTAWA, LE 2 JANV. 1937.
DEPUTY GOVERNOR - SOUS-GOUVERNEUR
GOVERNOR - GOUVERNEUR
20 TWENTY TWENTY DOLLARS 20 VINGT DOLLARS VINGT 20
CANADIAN BANK NOTE COMPANY LIMITED
Reverse lettering
20 BANK OF CANADA - BANQUE DU CANADA
20
20 20 - 20 20
20 - 20
20 20 - 20 20
20 TWENTY DOLLARS 20 VINGT DOLLARS 20
CANADIAN BANK NOTE COMPANY LIMITED
