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The Bank of Canada opened officially on March 11, 1935, so today is the official BOC 75th birthday ! 

Got this in an email today regarding the BOC 


By All Accounts: 75 Years of Central Banking

A new exhibition by the Currency Museum of the Bank of Canada

OTTAWA– Today, the Currency Museum of the Bank of Canada unveilled

By All Accounts: 75 Years of Central Banking, an exhibition that looks at the Bank and its history from the perspective of outside observers—journalists, cartoonists, headline writers, economists, politicians, government-appointed commissions, and the Canadian public.

Canada’s central bank opened its doors on 11 March 1935, in the midst of the Great Depression. Over the next 75 years, each of the Bank’s governors was faced with challenges unique to his times, and each brought experience, expertise and personality to the difficult decisions made for the well-being of Canadians.

By All Accounts: 75 Years of Central Banking gives a fascinating peek into how the events of the 20th and 21st centuries have shaped the Canadian economy. Visitors will learn how the work of the Bank has in the past—and continues—to influence their daily lives.


The exhibition is on display from 11 March to 24 December 2010.

I was going to post a (compressed) photo of the original BOC building but I can't figure it out.
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See:
http://www.thestar.com/business/article/778112--bank-of-canada-marks-75-years

They should have created a $75.00 bill to commemorate it.
I think it would have been a cool idea.
They haven't had a commemorative note since before I was born and
one with a different denomination for 75 years, what are they waiting for?

Today I read that there are a series of gold and silver coins produced by the RCM in honour of the 75th Anniversary of the BOC.  There's 3 silver coins -  $10, $20, and $50 and a $500 gold coin featuring designs from the first issue in 1935.

I wasn't able to find anything on the RCM website other than a commemorative 75th anniversary set of the Silver Dollar.

http://www.colonialacres.com/2010_justreleased.shtml

This is the only one I've found on the mint site:

http://www.mint.ca/store/coin/5oz-silver-coin-75th-anniversary-of-the-first-bank-notes-2010-prod920002