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bunkyray5
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« on: February 24, 2005, 10:15:36 pm »

The language order of all of the text on Bank of Canada notes is supposed to alternate between English first and French first on each denomination. One example is CINQ FIVE on the $5, TEN DIX on the $10, VINGT TWENTY on the $20, and so on.  I think they messed up with the quotation on the back of the $100 note of the new series though. On the $5 the quotation is in French first, on the $10 it is in English first, French first on the $20, and English first on the $50.

Therefore, the quotation from Miriam Waddington on the back of the $100 should have been in French first, but it is in English first.  
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« Reply #1 on: February 24, 2005, 11:55:18 pm »

I don't think it's anything worth losing sleep over.

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« Reply #2 on: February 24, 2005, 11:59:09 pm »

I am going to L'Office de la langue française du Québec or the Official languages league aha hahah


It's a joke :P
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« Reply #3 on: February 25, 2005, 06:29:06 am »

That must mean that all the Canadian Journey $100 notes are errors!  Sweet!  That makes them worth at least $500 each in UNC.  I just gained $2000 on my collection! ;D

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« Reply #4 on: February 25, 2005, 08:05:42 pm »

$2000..Yeah we wish.....lol

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« Reply #5 on: February 25, 2005, 08:12:26 pm »


Actually.....

If you start as the notes were issued, it works fine:

10 - English
5 - French
100 - English
20 - French
50 - English

Maybe they will switch the NEW ten to starting with French.    ;)

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« Reply #6 on: February 25, 2005, 08:40:55 pm »

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I am going to L'Office de la langue française du Québec or the Official languages league aha hahah


 It's a joke :P

Well... ya here in Quebec you never know!!!
 

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