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January 16, 2001

Bank of Canada Review - Winter 2000-2001

BoC Review - Winter 2000-2001

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Intaglio Master Plate—Bank of Canada, 1954 Series $5

The intaglio plate shown here is made of steel and measures approximately 8 1/4 x 4 3/4 inches. Together with the note, the engraver's chisel, and eyeglass, it is part of the National Currency Collection, Bank of Canada.

Photography by James Zagon.

May 21, 2002

Bank of Canada Review - Spring 2002

BoC Review - Spring 2002

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Japanese Hansatsu

The notes on the cover range in value from 5 ryo to 50 mon and date from the late eighteenth century to the mid-nineteenth century. The largest measures 5.5 by 16.8 centimetres. All four pieces are part of the National Currency Collection, Bank of Canada.

Photography by James Zagon, Ottawa.

January 18, 2002

Bank of Canada Review - Winter 2001–2002

BoC Review - Winter 2001-2002

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Byzantine 40-Nummi Piece

The 40-nummi piece was the largest and heaviest copper coin minted under Justinian. About the size of an old Canadian silver dollar, it weighs 22.76 grams. It was struck in Constantinople (now Istanbul), the capital of the Byzantine Empire and is part of the National Currency Collection, Bank of Canada.

Photography by James Zagon, Ottawa.

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