A black and white frame decorated with abstract shapes with the values `50` and `FIFTY`. In the center, in a decorative form, the face value of the banknote. In an oval on the left, a portrait of Prince Albert, Duke of York (later King George VI), and on the right, 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 brown/orange.
Reverse description
In the center is an allegory of modern inventions depicting a seated woman reading a speech in front of a microphone. All around, a large decorative composition accompanied by the banknote`s value. The background color of the note is brown/orange.
Signature(s)
James Osborne, Graham Ford Towers,
Protection type
Protection description
Obverse lettering
50 FIFTY - FIFTY 50
OTTAWA,
ISSUE OF 1935
THE BANK OF CANADA
WILL PAY TO THE BEARER ON DEMAND
FIFTY 50 50 50 50 - 50 50 50 50 FIFTY
BANK OF CANADA
50 50 50
FIFTY DOLLARS
DEPUTY GOVERNOR GOVERNOR
50 FIFTY DOLLARS FIFTY DOLLARS 50
CANADIAN BANK NOTE COMPANY, LIMITED.
Reverse lettering
50 - 50
BANK OF CANADA
50 - 50
50 - 50
50 - 50
FIFTY DOLLARS
CANADIAN BANK NOTE COMPANY, LIMITED.