The first 1937 note - King Edward VIII

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Seth

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The first 1937 note - King Edward VIII

« on: February 08, 2007, 02:05:14 pm »

Have a look at page three of this PDF (a sample of the Art & Design of Canadian Banknotes book published by the BoC):

http://www.bankofcanada.ca/en/history_book/art/promo_art.pdf

It shows a specimen (or proof?) of a 1937 note with the portrait of Edward VIII. A month after the photo was approved the King abdicated, and we all know that these notes were never issued.

Presumably this Edward VIII note is in the national currency collection. Has anyone ever seen it or have more information about it? I have never heard of it other than what is mentioned in the PDF.

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multicolorama

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Re: The first 1937 note - King Edward VIII

« Reply #1 on: February 08, 2007, 05:39:53 pm »

Now that's quite the note!

I want to buy a copy of the book that the pic is in in May when i go to Ottawa to go to the Currency Museum. I didnt know anything about the note until i saw the pdf. Thanks for showing us Seth!

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paperchase

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Re: The first 1937 note - King Edward VIII

« Reply #2 on: February 26, 2007, 10:03:06 pm »

Somewhat unrelated, But I see that the image on page 8 of the PDF clearly shows AJX 1060000 (hidden BPN, I assume). This represents a confirmed low for BC-60aA.
Rob

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