Catalog
See full images - free registration
Continue with Google - no registration!
or register with email
Why register? Just to keep bots out of our catalog. Your email stays private - we will never share it or send you anything uninvited. We guarantee you that!
25 Cents
| Issuer | Dominion of Canada |
|---|---|
| Year | 1923 |
| Type | Log in to see details |
| Value | Log in to see details |
| Currency | Log in to see details |
| Composition | Log in to see details |
| Size | Log in to see details |
| Shape | Rectangular |
| Printer | Log in to see details |
| Designer(s) | Log in to see details |
| Engraver(s) | Log in to see details |
| In circulation to | Log in to see details |
| Reference(s) | Log in to see details |
| Obverse description | Log in to see details |
|---|---|
| Obverse lettering | DOMINION OF CANADA 25 CENTS AUTHORIZED BY R.S.C. CAP. 31. |
| Reverse description | Printed entirely in green. Symmetrical guilloche lathe-work fills the entire face, with two large numeral 25 medallions flanking a central floral rosette; the denomination CENTS appears in each corner panel and the value 25 is repeated at top and bottom margins. |
| Reverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Signature(s) | Log in to see details |
| Protection type | Log in to see details |
| Protection description | Log in to see details |
| Variants | Log in to see details |
| Comments |
The 1923 25-cent Dominion note was the last of the Canadian "shinplaster" issues — a term that had stuck since the Civil War era, when soldiers supposedly used small-denomination American notes as poultices. Canada's version of the fractional currency had been revived during the First World War to prevent silver coins from being hoarded, and the series lingered into the 1920s well past any genuine emergency need.
The Hyndman-Saunders signature combination is one of four on this issue and is among the more available pairings. Shinplasters were officially demonetized in 1935 alongside the Bank of Canada's establishment.