50 Dollars
Features
| Issuer |
Canada
 |
|---|---|
| Issuing bank | Bank of Canada |
| Queen |
Elizabeth II (1952-2022)
|
| Type | Standard circulation banknotes |
| Year | 2012 |
| Value | 50 Dollars 50 CAD = USD 36 |
| Currency | Dollar (1858-date) |
| Composition | Polymer |
| Size | 152.4 × 69.85 mm |
| Shape | Rectangular |
| Number | N# 201588 |
| References | Ch GPM# BC-72 Steve R. Bell (ed.); 2022. Canadian Government Paper Money (33rd Edition). Charlton Press, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes). |
Series: Frontiers
Obverse
Text in English and French. At the left side is a frosted maple leaf-shaped window, with the denomination below. At the centre is a portrait of William Lyon Mackenzie King, 10th prime minister of Canada (1921-1930 and 1935-1948). At the right side of the note is a see-through hologram strip with a smaller portrait of the former prime minister at top, a depiction of one of the four towers along the northern perimeter of Centre Block of Parliament in Ottawa at bottom, and transparent text and the denomination repeated throughout. As well, the hologram strip has a partially translucent border consisting of maple leaves. At the very right side of the note is the denomination once again and the year the note was issued.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
CANADA 50
ÉMISSION / ISSUE 2012
CINQUANTE • FIFTY DOLLARS
BANK OF CANADA 50
BANQUE DU CANADA 50
THIS NOTE IS LEGAL TENDER / CE BILLET A COURS LÉGAL OTTAWA
W.L. MACKENZIE KING PREMIER MINISTRE / PRIME MINISTER 1921-1930, 1935-1948
Reverse
Depiction of the Canadian Coast Guard research icebreaker ship Amundsen at centre with a map of Canada and a compass rose in the background, with the word "Arctic" in Inuktitut.
Scripts: Inuktitut, Latin
Lettering:
50 CANADA
ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᖅ
CGCS AMUNDSEN, RESEARCH ICEBREAKER
LE NGCC AMUNDSEN, BRISE-GLACE DE RECHERCHE
Signatures
| Tiff Macklem (TM₁) | Deputy Governor |
|
| Mark Joseph Carney (MJC) | Governor |
|
| Carolyn A. Wilkins (CAW) | Deputy Governor |
|
| Stephen S. Poloz (SSP) | Governor |
|
| Tiff Macklem (TM₂) | Governor |
|
| Timothy Lane (TL) | Deputy Governor |
Printers
BA International Inc. (British American Bank Note; British American Banknote Company Limited), Canada (1866-2012)Canadian Bank Note Company, Canada (1897-date)
Comments
Printer information:
→ Prefix beginning with "A": BA International Inc.
→ Prefix beginning with "F", "G" or "H": Canadian Bank Note Company Ltd.
List of prefixes for lines marked with the symbol "(▲)" :
- P# 109a - Macklem/Carney (▲) :
→ Prefixes: AHS, AHT, AHU, AHV, AHW, AHY, AHZ, AMA, AMB, AMC, AMD, AME, AMF, AMG, FMS, FMT, FMU, FMV, FMW, FMY, FMZ, GHA, GHB, GHC.
- P# 109b - Wilkins/Poloz (▲) :
→ Prefixes: GHE, GHF, GHG, GHH, GHJ, GHK, GHL, GHM, GHN, GHP, GHR, GHS, GHT, GHU, GHV, GHW, GHY, GHZ, GMA, GMB, GMC, GMD.
- P# 109c - Wilkins/Macklem (▲) :
→ Prefixes: GMF, GMG, GMH, GMJ, GMK, GML, GMM.
- P# 109d - Lane/Macklem (▲) :
→ Prefixes: GMP, GMR, GMS, GMT, GMU, GMV, GMW, GMY, GMZ, HHA
n.b. Prefix list updated on July 12, 2025.
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| Date | Signatures | No. printed | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | References | Frequency | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| 2012 | TM₁, MJC | 240 000 000 | $ 40 | $ 40 | $ 40 | $ 40 | $ 48 | P# 109aStandard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes). |
▲ | 46% | |||||
| 2012 | TM₁, MJC | 270 000 | P# 109aStandard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes). |
AMK prefix | 1.0% | ||||||||||
| 2012 | TM₁, MJC | 4 901 000 | P# 109aStandard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes). |
GHD prefix - changeover | 0.8% | ||||||||||
| 2012 | CAW, SSP | 220 000 000 | $ 39 | $ 39 | $ 43 | P# 109bStandard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes). |
▲ | 36% | |||||||
| 2012 | CAW, SSP | 5 095 000 | P# 109bStandard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes). |
GHD prefix - changeover | 3% | ||||||||||
| 2012 | CAW, SSP | 6 255 015 | P# 109bStandard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes). |
GME prefix - changeover | 3% | ||||||||||
| 2012 | CAW, TM₂ | 70 000 000 | $ 38 | $ 40 | $ 40 | P# 109cStandard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes). |
▲ | 13% | |||||||
| 2012 | CAW, TM₂ | 3 744 985 | P# 109cStandard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes). |
GME prefix - changeover | 3% | ||||||||||
| 2012 | CAW, TM₂ | 6 120 000 | P# 109cStandard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes). |
GMN prefix - changeover | 1.0% | ||||||||||
| 2012 | TL, TM₂ | $ 39 | $ 44 | P# 109dStandard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes). |
▲ | 8% | |||||||||
| 2012 | TL, TM₂ | 3 880 000 | P# 109dStandard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes). |
GMN prefix - changeover | 4% | ||||||||||
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Katz Auction 176 Lot 2385 
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18 Nov 2025 | Undetermined | UNC | Unsold | |
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Katz Auction 163 Lot 1113
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15 Jul 2025 | Undetermined | UNC |
USD 59.19
(EUR 51.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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Katz Auction 145 Lot 1301
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