50 Dollars
Features
| Issuer |
Canada
 |
|---|---|
| Issuing bank | Bank of Canada |
| Queen |
Elizabeth II (1952-2022)
|
| Type | Standard circulation banknotes |
| Year | 1988 |
| Value | 50 Dollars 50 CAD = USD 36 |
| Currency | Dollar (1858-date) |
| Composition | Paper |
| Size | 152 × 70 mm |
| Shape | Rectangular |
| Technique | Intaglio, Lithography |
| Number | N# 201913 |
| References | P# 98 Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes). Steve R. Bell (ed.); 2022. Canadian Government Paper Money (33rd Edition). Charlton Press, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. |
Series: Birds of Canada
Obverse
Texts in English and French. The number "50" is printed in waves of various colors. In the center at the top is the Coat of Arms of Canada. On the right is a portrait of William Lyon MacKenzie King, several times Prime Minister of Canada between 1921 and 1948. To the right of the portrait, a view of the Ottawa Parliament.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
50 - 50
BANQUE DU CANADA
50 - CANADA
BANK OF CANADA
OTTAWA 1988
THIS NOTE IS LEGAL TENDER - CE BILLET A COURS LEGAL
SOUS-GOUVERNEUR - DUPUTY GOVERNOR
GOVERNOR - GOUVERNEUR
FIFTY · DOLLARS · CINQUANTE
Engraver: Thomas Hipschen
Reverse
In the middle, a Snowy Owl, the avian emblem of Quebec, perched on a rock near a lake. In the background, the word "CANADA". Below, the serial number printed twice in black with the bar code for the blinds.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
50
CANADA
SNOWY OWL - HARFANG DES NEIGES
50
Signatures
| Gordon George Thiessen (GGT₁) | Deputy Governor |
|
| John William Crow (JWC) | Governor |
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| Bernard Bonin (BB) | Deputy Governor |
|
| Gordon George Thiessen (GGT₂) | Governor |
|
| Malcolm D. Knight (MDK) | Deputy Governor |
|
| David Allison Dodge (DAD) | Governor |
|
Printer
Canadian Bank Note Company, Canada (1897-date)Comments
List of full-run prefixes for lines marked with the symbol "▲" :
- P# 98a - Thiessen/Crow (▲) :
EHP, EHR → EHW, EHY → EHZ, FHA → FHH, FHJ → FHL.
- P# 98b - Bonin/Thiessen (▲) :
FHN, FHP, FHR.
- P# 98c - Knight/Thiessen (▲) :
FHT → FHU.
- P# 98d - Knight/Dodge (▲) :
FHW, FHY → FHZ, FMA → FME.
Replacement:
→ (AAX0000000) : Banknotes that have been issued to replace banknotes that were damaged or destroyed before they were put into circulation. The letter "X" is added as the third letter.
→ Other notes were designated as replacement notes, but did not have an X in their prefix. These notes were from prefixes FHZ and FME.
Specimen:
→ (EHP0000000) : At least two examples are known. Both have the same serial.
→ Overprinted with “SPECIMEN” in red, twice on the face and once on the back, along with a four-digit number also in red, below “50” at the lower right corner on the back.
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| Date | Signatures | No. printed | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | References | Frequency | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| 1988 | GGT₁, JWC | 190 000 000 | $ 58 | $ 69 | P# 98aStandard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes). |
▲ | 40% | ||||||||
| 1988 | GGT₁, JWC | 785 362 | P# 98aStandard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes). |
EHX 0860000 → 1645361 | 0.5% | ||||||||||
| 1988 | GGT₁, JWC | 1 955 522 | P# 98aStandard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes). |
EHX 2164477 → 4119999 | 2% | ||||||||||
| 1988 | GGT₁, JWC | 2 120 000 | P# 98aStandard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes). |
FHM prefix - Changeover | 3% | ||||||||||
| 1988 | GGT₁, JWC | P# 98aSStandard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes). |
EHP 0000000 - Specimen | 0% | |||||||||||
| 1988 | BB, GGT₂ | 30 000 000 | $ 57 | P# 98bStandard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes). |
▲ | 13% | |||||||||
| 1988 | BB, GGT₂ | 7 880 000 | P# 98bStandard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes). |
FHM prefix - Changeover | 2% | ||||||||||
| 1988 | BB, GGT₂ | 6 600 000 | P# 98bStandard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes). |
FHS prefix - Changeover | 3% | ||||||||||
| 1988 | MDK, GGT₂ | 20 000 000 | P# 98cStandard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes). |
▲ | 11% | ||||||||||
| 1988 | MDK, GGT₂ | 3 400 000 | P# 98cStandard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes). |
FHS prefix - Changeover | 1.5% | ||||||||||
| 1988 | MDK, GGT₂ | 6 920 000 | P# 98cStandard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes). |
FHV prefix - Changeover | 3% | ||||||||||
| 1988 | MDK, DAD | 79 080 000 | $ 39 | $ 51 | $ 65 | P# 98dStandard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes). |
▲ | 28% | |||||||
| 1988 | MDK, DAD | 3 080 000 | P# 98dStandard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes). |
FHV prefix - Changeover | 1.0% | ||||||||||
| 1988 | MDK, DAD | 420 000 | P# 98dStandard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes). |
FHZ 8440000 → 8860000 - Replacement | 0.5% | ||||||||||
| 1988 | MDK, DAD | 180 000 | P# 98dStandard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes). |
FHZ 9620000 → 9800000 - Replacement | 0% | ||||||||||
| 1988 | MDK, DAD | 320 000 | P# 98dStandard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes). |
FME 8680000 → 9000000 - Replacement | 1.0% | ||||||||||
| 1988 | MDK, DAD | 6 110 000 | P# 98dStandard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes). |
FMF prefix | 1.0% | ||||||||||
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Past sales
| Pictures | Sale | Date | Version | Grade | Sold price | |
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Katz Auction 155 Lot 2239 
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23 Apr 2025 | Undetermined | AU | Unsold | |
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Katz Auction 148 Lot 3451
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11 Jan 2025 | Undetermined | AU |
USD 63.61
(EUR 55.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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Katz Auction 195 Lot 597
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23 May 2026 | Undetermined | VF |
USD 41.64
(EUR 36.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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Katz Auction 176 Lot 2382
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18 Nov 2025 | Undetermined | VF | Unsold | |
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Katz Auction 176 Lot 2381
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18 Nov 2025 | Undetermined | VF |
USD 19.66
(EUR 17.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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Katz Auction 172 Lot 1872
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24 Oct 2025 | Undetermined | VF |
USD 55.51
(EUR 48.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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Katz Auction 163 Lot 1110
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15 Jul 2025 | Undetermined | VF |
USD 30.07
(EUR 26.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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Katz Auction 145 Lot 1293
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29 Nov 2024 | Undetermined | VF | Unsold | |
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