A black and white frame decorated with abstract shapes with the values `500` and `FIVE HUNDRED`. In the center, in a decorative form, the banknotes` value. In an oval on the left, a portrait of Sir John A. Macdonald, lawyer, Canadian statesman and Prime Minister of Canada from 1867 to 1873 and from 1878 to 1891. The note`s serial number is printed in red and repeated twice. The background color of the note is gold.
Reverse description
In the middle, an allegory of fertility represented by a woman sitting and holding a sickle in her right hand. In the background, a fruit tree in front of a lake and mountain landscape. All around, a large decorative composition accompanied by the value of the banknote. The background color of the note is gold.
Signature(s)
James Osborne, Graham Ford Towers,
Protection type
Protection description
Obverse lettering
500 500 - 500 500
OTTAWA,
ISSUE OF 1935
THE BANK OF CANADA
WILL PAY TO THE BEARER ON DEMAND
500 500 500 500 500 500 - 500 500 500 500 500 500
500 500 500
FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS
DEPUTY GOVERNOR GOVERNOR
500 500 FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS 500 500
CANADIAN BANK NOTE COMPANY, LIMITED.
Reverse lettering
500 - 500
BANK OF CANADA
500 500 500
500 500 500
500 FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS 500
CANADIAN BANK NOTE COMPANY, LIMITED.
