Hi,
Yesterday, I was trying to see what I could remember from the earliest years of my life. (Don't ask me why, but it seems like something to do on a lazy Saturday afternoon...)
I seem to recall fragments of events such as: Being on my dad's shoulders at the Dec. 1980 memorial for John Lennon at City Hall, the 1st Canada day,(before that it was called Dominion Day) and the signing of the constitution in 1982. Besides showing you that I'm getting old,
I seem to recall that there were still a few 1954 banknotes floating around in circulation. I remember seeing 2 letter multicoloured notes.
I recall helping my grandfather count money for the Japanese School every week (great way for a kid to learn math eh?) and there were lots of '69 $20s and lots of '72 $5s.
Do you think it took longer in the past to withdraw obsolete banknotes than it does today? Were 1954 notes being used at that time and with what frequency?
Thanks for reading the ramblings of my mind. Perhaps I am experiencing some false memories in here but I'm fairly certain of what I remember.
cheers,
Dean