This 1972 Canadian $5 Replacement Banknote with the *SL prefix celebrates Sir Wilfrid Laurier and British Columbia’s fishing industry. A prized addition to the ‘Scenes of Canada’ series.
- Denomination: $5 Dollars
- Composition: Paper
- Obverse Description:
- A blue frame decorated with abstract shapes in which the ‘5’ values are presented. Multicolour printing known as ‘rainbow printing.’ Includes the Canadian coat of arms and a portrait of Sir Wilfrid Laurier, the 7th Prime Minister of Canada.
- Reverse Description:
- Scene of salmon fishing boats in Johnstone Strait, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, surrounded by abstract forms with ‘5’, ‘FIVE’, and ‘CINQ’ values.
- Size: 152 x 70 mm
- Year: 1972
- Signatures: Ruston William Lawson (Deputy Governor), Gerald Keith Bouey (Governor)
- Serial Number: *SL2162074
- Catalogue Reference: Ch GPM# BC-48bA / P# 87b*
