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!
50 Dollars
| Issuer | Bank of Canada / Banque du Canada |
|---|---|
| Year | 1954 |
| 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 | Log in to see details |
| Printer | Canadian Bank Note Company |
| 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 | CANADA FIFTY DOLLARS 50 CINQUANTE DOLLARS BANK OF CANADA – BANQUE DU CANADA WILL PAY TO THE BEARER / PAIERA AU PORTEUR ON DEMAND / SUR DEMANDE OTTAWA 1954 DEPUTY GOVERNOR SOUS-GOUVERNEUR GOVERNOR GOUVERNEUR FIFTY CINQUANTE |
| Reverse description | Log in to see details |
| Reverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Signature(s) | 1954 - J.R. Beattie and J. Coyne 1955 - J.R. Beattie and J.E. Towers 1961 - J.R. Beattie and L. Rasminsky 1972 - G.K. Bouey and L. Rasminsky |
| Protection type | Log in to see details |
| Protection description | Log in to see details |
| Variants | Log in to see details |
| Comments |
The 1954 series is best known for an engraving controversy that forced a mid-run plate alteration. In the original printing, shadows behind the portrait of Queen Elizabeth II were read by the public — and widely reported in the press — as forming the profile of a devil's face in her hair. The Bank of Canada and Canadian Bank Note Company modified the engraving, producing what collectors now distinguish as the "Devil's Face" and "Modified Hair" varieties. On the $50, the Devil's Face issue is considerably scarcer than its lower-denomination counterparts, as fewer were printed before the correction.
The series ran unusually long, with four distinct signature combinations spanning nearly two decades of governors and senior deputy governors.