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5.000 Dollars
| Issuer | Dominion of Canada |
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| Year | 1918 |
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| Shape | Rectangular |
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| Obverse description | Black and orange engraved note with an intaglio vignette of Queen Victoria in state regalia at the left, set within an ornate frame of guilloche lathe-work. The centre carries a large numeral 5000 denomination counter in orange, flanked by repeated corner counters, with the title 'THE DOMINION OF CANADA' in bold Gothic lettering across the upper field and the legend 'FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS' on a panel below. Zeroed specimen serial numbers appear in orange at upper centre, with a printed signature and manuscript denomination notation visible at the lower right. |
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| Reverse lettering | DOMINION OF CANADA 5000 FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS 5000 5000 5000 5000 5000 5000 5000 5000 5000 5000 |
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Canada's $5,000 Dominion note of 1918 belongs to a series intended not for public hands but for large interbank settlements and government transfers. Denominations at this level rarely saw retail circulation — they moved between financial institutions and were cancelled and destroyed in high volumes, which is precisely why survivors are so few.
The American Bank Note Company printed this series at its New York facilities. ABNC held Canadian government printing contracts across several series during this period, a relationship that predates the establishment of the Bank of Canada by nearly two decades.
Pick lists this as P#32A, distinguishing it from related issues by signature combination.