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'{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2012}} {{Primary sources|date=September 2011}} {{Infobox banknote | country = Canada | denomination = Twenty [[Canadian dollar|dollars]] | value = 20 | unit = [[Canadian dollars]] | width_mm = 152.4 | height_mm = 69.85 | security_features = Holographic stripe, [[Watermark]], [[EURion constellation]], Tactile marks, Registration device, Raised printing, [[Ultraviolet|UV]] printing | paper_type = Polymer | years_of_printing = | obverse = Canadian $20 note specimen - face.png | obverse_design = [[Elizabeth II of Canada|Queen Elizabeth II]] | obverse_designer = | obverse_design_date = | reverse = Canadian $20 note specimen - back.png | reverse_design = [[Canadian National Vimy Memorial]] | reverse_designer = | reverse_design_date = }} The '''Canadian $20 note''' is the most common [[banknotes of the Canadian dollar|banknote of the Canadian dollar]]; it is the main banknote dispensed from Canadian [[automatic banking machine]]s (ABMs). The newest version, the [[Frontier Series]] polymer note, was released to the general public on November 7, 2012, replacing the banknote from the [[Canadian Journey Series (banknotes)|Canadian Journey Series]]. ==Present noteee== hbhbjnbsfbqkjhjxhuebsjjkksefbhbqogq3y3rbbhucllnfnsawjdheuribhdfghvgyyyyrfvgweavdlaoaw2eh The present $20 banknote was replaced on November 7, 2012 by a [[polymer]]-based note featuring [[Queen Elizabeth II]] on the face and the [[Vimy Ridge memorial]] on the back. The window displays the [[Peace Tower]]. On January 18, 2013, a Canadian botanist complained that a foreign maple leaf was used as the emblem on the polymer notes instead of the sugar maple that the country has on its [[Flag of Canada|national flag]], along with the [[Canadian fifty-dollar note|Fifty]] and [[Canadian hundred-dollar note|One Hundred]] dollar notes.<ref>[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/canada/9812709/Outcry-as-Canada-puts-foreign-maple-leaf-on-new-banknotes.html Outcry as Canada puts foreign maple leaf on new banknotes] ''[[The Daily Telegraph|The Telegraph]]'' (www.telegraph.co.uk). January 18, 2013. Retrieved on 2013-01-19.</ref> ==History== {{main|Banknotes of the Canadian dollar}} All Canadian banknotes underwent a major redesign in 1991, partially to incorporate some of the latest anti-forgery methods. Notes continue to be improved, with another design revealed on August 25, 2004, and placed into circulation on September 29, 2004. Notes were printed on paper composed of pure cotton at two [[Ottawa]] companies contracted for the purpose. They are the [[Canadian Bank Note Company]] and BA International Inc., a part of the [[Giesecke & Devrient|Giesecke & Devrient GmbH]] group of companies. Each note in the 1991 series was sprinkled with special green ink dots, called planchettes, that glow when exposed to [[ultraviolet]] light. The ink can be scraped off, so worn notes tend to have fewer, if any, glowing dots. These were replaced with more permanent ultraviolet-detected threads in the new notes, as well as an ink imprint of the coat of arms. ===Canadian Journey Series=== {{main|Canadian Journey Series (banknotes)}} Introduced in 2004 and circulated until its replacement in 2012, the Canadian Journey Series 20-[[Canadian dollar|dollar]] note was predominantly green. The face featured a portrait of [[Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom|Elizabeth II]], [[Monarchy of Canada|Queen of Canada]], the [[Coat of Arms of Canada|Royal Arms of Canada]], and a picture of the [[Centre Block]] of the [[Parliament Hill|Parliament buildings]]. Security features visible from the face included a [[holographic]] stripe along the left side, depicting the number ''20'' alternated with [[maple]] leaves; a [[watermark]] of the Queen's portrait; and a broken-up number 20, which resolved itself when backlit. The back depicted artworks by [[Bill Reid]], notably his sculptures ''Raven and the First Men'' and ''[[Spirit of Haida Gwaii]]''; it also had a quotation from [[Gabrielle Roy]]. The back also had a visible security feature: an interleaved metallic strip, reading ''20 CAN'' repeatedly along its length. Yellow dots representing the [[EURion constellation]] could be found on both sides (and on all 2001 series notes). As well as textured printing, the 2004 design incorporates a special [[Canadian currency tactile feature|tactile feature]] similar to [[Braille]] dots for the [[blindness|blind]] indicating the denomination. The 2004 $20 note was awarded Bank Note of the Year by the [[International Bank Note Society]] in 2005. As with all modern Canadian banknotes, all text is in both English and French. ==Twenty dollar view== The view of [[Moraine Lake]] in [[Banff National Park]] from the top of the moraine rockpile is one of the most photographed locations in all of Canada.<ref>Ellis, Cathy – [http://www.albertalocalnews.com/rockymountainoutlook/community/27633059.html Moraine Lake's Rockpile Trail to receive upgrades.] Rocky Mountain Outlook, August 28, 2008</ref> That view of the mountains behind the lake in [[Valley of the Ten Peaks]] is known as the '''Twenty Dollar View''', as Moraine Lake was featured on the backs of the 1969 and 1979 issues of the Canadian twenty dollar note.<ref>[http://www.bankofcanada.ca/en/banknotes/general/character/1969-79_20.htm Bank of Canada] – 1969–1979 Canadian $20 Bank note featuring Moraine Lake</ref><ref>Weddell, Peggy – [http://www.legionmagazine.com/en/index.php/1997/01/banff-a-rocky-mountain-treasure/ Banff: A Rocky Mountain Treasure.] Legion Magazine, January 1, 1997</ref> {|class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%" ! Series !!Main colour !! Obverse !! Reverse !! Series Year !! Issued !! Withdrawn |- |[[1935 Series (banknotes)|1935 Series]] |<!-- {{color box|#}}--> Rose pink |[[Elizabeth II|Princess Elizabeth]] |Agriculture allegory |1935 |11 March 1935 | |- |[[1937 Series (banknotes)|1937 Series]] |<!-- {{color box|#}}--> Olive green |[[George VI]] |Fertility allegory |1937 |19 July 1937 | |- |[[1954 Series (banknotes)|1954 Series]] |<!-- {{color box|#}}--> Olive green |[[Elizabeth II]] |Winter landscape, [[Laurentian Mountains]], [[Quebec]] |1954 |9 September 1954 | |- |rowspan=2|[[Scenes of Canada (banknotes)|Scenes of Canada]] |rowspan=2|<!-- {{color box|#}}--> Green |rowspan=2|[[Elizabeth II]] |rowspan=2|[[Moraine Lake]] and the [[Canadian Rockies]], [[Alberta]] |1969 |22 June 1970 |18 December 1978 |- |1979 |18 December 1978 |29 June 1993 |- |[[Birds of Canada (banknotes)|Birds of Canada]] |{{color box|#cceecc}} Green |[[Elizabeth II]] |[[Common loon]] |1991 |29 June 1993 |29 September 2004 |- |[[Canadian Journey Series]] |{{color box|#a6d7aa}} Green |[[Elizabeth II]] |Artwork of [[Bill Reid]], and an excerpt from [[Gabrielle Roy]]'s novel ''The Hidden Mountain'' |2004/2004A/2006/2008/2009/2009A |29 September 2004 |7 November 2012 |- |[[Frontier Series]] |{{color box|#a6d7aa}} Green |[[Elizabeth II]] |[[Canadian National Vimy Memorial]] and [[Remembrance poppy|poppies]] |2012 |7 November 2012 | |} ==References== {{reflist|colwidth=30em}} ==External links== {{Commons}} *[http://www.bankofcanada.ca/banknotes/bank-note-series/ Bank of Canada's banknote site] *[http://www.bankofcanada.ca/banknotes/bank-note-series/polymer/ Bank Note Series: Polymer] *[http://www.ibns.it/money/NoteOfYear/bnoy-2005.htm International Bank Note Society 2005 Bank Note of the Year] {{Canadian currency and coinage}} [[Category:Banknotes of Canada by denomination]] [[Category:Elizabeth II]]'