Texts in English and French. The number `50` is printed in waves of various colors. In the center at the top is the Coat of Arms of Canada. On the right is a portrait of William Lyon MacKenzie King, several times Prime Minister of Canada between 1921 and 1948. To the right of the portrait, a view of the Ottawa Parliament.
Reverse description
In the middle, a Snowy Owl, the avian emblem of Quebec, perched on a rock near a lake. In the background, the word `CANADA`. Below, the serial number printed twice in black with the bar code for the blinds.
Signature(s)
Gordon George Thiessen, John William Crow, Bernard Bonin, Gordon George Thiessen, Malcolm D. Knight, David Allison Dodge,
Protection type
Protection description
Obverse lettering
50 - 50
BANQUE DU CANADA
50 - CANADA
BANK OF CANADA
OTTAWA 1988
THIS NOTE IS LEGAL TENDER - CE BILLET A COURS LEGAL
SOUS-GOUVERNEUR - DUPUTY GOVERNOR
GOVERNOR - GOUVERNEUR
FIFTY · DOLLARS · CINQUANTE