Catalog
5.000 Dollars
| Issuer | Dominion of Canada |
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| Year | 1924 |
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| Value | 5.000 Dollars |
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| Obverse lettering | THE DOMINION OF CANADA WILL PAY OTTAWA, JANY 2ND 1924 AUTHORIZED BY 3 GEORGE V CAP. 4 1914 LEGAL TENDER NOTE FOR USE BY BANKS ONLY FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS 5000 ON DEMAND TO BEARER, BEING A BANK TO WHICH THE BANK ACT OF CANADA APPLIES ON THE CONDITIONS MENTIONED BELOW, AT THE OFFICE OF ANY ASSISTANT RECEIVER GENERAL OF CANADA. THIS NOTE IS GOOD ONLY IN THE HANDS OF A BANK TO WHICH THE BANK ACT OF CANADA APPLIES AND WILL BE REDEEMED ONLY WHEN PRESENTED BY ONE OF SUCH BANKS. COUNTERSIGNED |
| Reverse description | The reverse is printed entirely in brown intaglio on white paper. The design consists of a symmetrical arrangement of interlocking guilloche rosettes: a large central medallion bearing the numeral '5000' with dollar sign, flanked by two smaller circular guilloche panels each inscribed '5000'. Corner counters repeat the denomination '5000' at all four angles. The inscription 'DOMINION OF CANADA' appears in a curved banner at the top centre, and 'FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS' is lettered in a straight panel at the lower centre, all within a finely engraved lathe-work border. |
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The Dominion of Canada $5,000 note of 1924 is among the highest-denomination issues ever produced for Canadian circulation, and survivors are extraordinarily few. The Department of Finance issued these primarily for large interbank settlements and clearing operations — they were never intended to pass through ordinary commercial channels, which means most were cancelled and destroyed through routine banking procedures rather than worn out in trade.
The American Bank Note Company maintained a production facility in Ottawa, which handled this printing domestically rather than routing work through their New York plant. Pick 34B designates the specific signature combination distinguishing it within the 1924 series.