Canada 1973 $1 Banknote Scenes of Canada Lawson Bouey Pick 85b ECA Block XF

This is an authentic 1973 Series $1 Banknote issued by the Bank of Canada / Banque du Canada ("Scenes of Canada" series), printed by the Canadian Bank Note Company.

Note Specifications

• Country / Issuer: Canada (Bank of Canada)

• Denomination: $1.00 (Un Dollar)

• Series Date: 1973 (Ottawa)

• Catalog Numbers: Charlton #BC-46b / Pick #85b

• Signatures: R.W. Lawson (Deputy Governor) & G.K. Bouey (Governor)

• Serial Number: ECA 3816076 (Red ink, 3-letter prefix / 7-digit format)

• Printer: Canadian Bank Note Company, Limited (CBNC)

Design Vignettes & Details

• Obverse: Features the mature portrait of Queen Elizabeth II wearing Queen Victoria's diamond collet necklace and earrings along with King George IV's State Diadem, flanked by the Canadian Coat of Arms.

• Reverse Vignette: Features logging activity on the Ottawa River below Parliament Hill in Ottawa, showing the tugboat Missinaibi guiding a boom of pulpwood logs.

• Signatures: Richard W. Lawson and Gerald K. Bouey served together from 1976 through 1984, placing this print run in the late 1970s / early 1980s.