For only the second time since the “Bank Note of the Year” competition began in 2004, a Canadian banknote has taken home the honour of the world’s top piece of paper money.The voting membership of the International Bank Note Society (IBNS) chose the Bank of Canada’s latest $10 note – a vertically oriented bill featuring Nova Scotia businesswoman turned civil rights activist Viola Desmond – to receive its 2018 Bank Note of the Year Award.“Almost from the start, Canada’s new vertically oriented $10 bill dominated the voting, followed by Switzerland, Norway, Russia and the Solomon Islands banknotes,” reads a statement issued by the IBNS this April. “This is the fifth consecutive polymer-containing note to win the coveted IBNS Bank Note of the Year Award.” Continue reading →
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New loonie marks 50th anniversary of decriminalization of homosexuality
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‘Canadian Maple Masters Collection’ a new take on fractional set
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Second Hornby token features K’ómoks First Nation totem pole
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ONA exhibits ‘very good quality,’ says head judge
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Focus on Canadian 10 cents
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Columns
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Colonial Tokens
Questions surround 1844 one-penny tokens existence
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Errors & Varieties
Die clashes, wrong planchets, Proof-like set errors scarce
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Ancient Money
Fascination abounds with Second Punic War, resulting coinag
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Numismatic Fringe
New Brunswick token, centennial club medal issued
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