A black and white frame decorated with abstract shapes with the values `5` and `CINQ` values. In the center, in a decorative form, the banknote`s face value. In an oval on the left is a portrait of Edward, Prince of Wales, the eldest son of King George V and Queen Mary, and on the right is the official seal of the Bank of Canada in black. The note`s serial number is printed in red and repeated twice. The background color of the note is orange.
Reverse description
In the middle, an allegory of electrical energy with a seated man wearing the symbols of electricity. All around, a vast decorative composition accompanied by the value of the banknote. Background color of the note is orange.
Signature(s)
James Osborne, Graham Ford Towers,
Protection type
Protection description
Obverse lettering
OTTAWA. EMISSION DE 1935
5 CINQ - CINQ 5
LA BANQUE DU CANADA
PAIERA AU PORTEUR SUR DEMANDE
5 CINQ 5 - 5 CINQ 5
5 CI- 5 -NQ 5
CINQU DOLLARS
BANQUE DU CANADA
SOUS-GOUVERNEUR GOUVERNEUR
5 CINQ CINQ CINQ CINQ CINQ 5
BRITISH AMERICAN NOTE CO LTD OTTAWA
Reverse lettering
5555555 5 - 5 5555555
BANQUE DU CANADA
55 - 55
5 - 5
55 - 55
5555555 5 - 5 5555555
CINQ DOLLARS
BRITISH AMERICAN NOTE CO LTD OTTAWA