Canada · Bank of Canada · Polymer
$5 note, 2013
$5 · Laurier · 2013
Bank of Canada (Banque du Canada) polymer $5 from the Frontiers series. ISSUE / ÉMISSION 2013; first issued 7 November 2013. Portrait of Sir Wilfrid Laurier; reverse Canadarm2, Dextre, and an astronaut. Serial HBM0828003, printed twice on the reverse.
Catalog facts
- Pick reference
- P#106b · Charlton BC-69
- Serial number
- HBM0828003
- Signatures
- T. Macklem (Deputy Governor) and Stephen S. Poloz (Governor)
- Condition
- Unslabbed, in a sleeve (private collection)
- Printage
- The Bank of Canada issued the polymer $5 on 7 November 2013, the same day as the $10, completing the Frontiers series. This record does not invent a printage for prefix HBM or for Pick 106b.
Face
Back
The note
The polymer $5 (Pick 106b, Charlton BC-69) completes, with the $10, the Bank of Canada’s Frontiers series. The face shows Sir Wilfrid Laurier at right, the bilingual BANK OF CANADA / BANQUE DU CANADA and FIVE DOLLARS / CINQ DOLLARS legends, and ISSUE / ÉMISSION 2013. The signatures are T. Macklem at left and Stephen S. Poloz at right: Numista (N# 201578) places prefix HBM on that Macklem/Poloz combination. The reverse is devoted to Canadian space robotics — Canadarm2, Dextre, and an astronaut at the International Space Station — with a large transparent window. Both reverse serials read HBM0828003. The H prefix is Canadian Bank Note Company (CBN). Approximate size 152 × 70 mm. This collection piece, sleeved and unslabbed, has no certificate. The serial is ordinary: counter 828003 is neither low nor a fancy pattern.
Scarcity and printage
This is the ordinary-circulation Canadian $5 type from 7 November 2013, unveiled on 30 April 2013. HBM0828003 is an ordinary CBN serial with Macklem/Poloz signatures (Pick 106b), not a first prefix and not a replacement. This record does not invent a printage by prefix.
Population
A PMG or PCGS census for serial HBM0828003 has not been independently verified. The note is shown in a sleeve, unslabbed, with no certificate.
Sources
- Bank of Canada — Unveils New $5 and $10 Polymer Bank Notes (30 April 2013) (opens in a new tab)
Unveiling of the last two Frontiers denominations; Canadarm2 and Dextre on the $5; circulation announced for November.
- Bank of Canada — Issues $5 and $10 Polymer Bank Notes (7 November 2013) (opens in a new tab)
Joint first issue of the polymer $5 and $10; completion of the Frontiers series.
- Numista — 5 Dollars, Laurier / Canadarm2, polymer (N# 201578) (opens in a new tab)
Pick 106b; Charlton BC-69; HBM prefix with Macklem/Poloz signatures; CBN printer (H).
- Bank Note Museum — Canada P-106 (opens in a new tab)
Pick 106 type; Frontiers polymer series; Laurier and the space theme.
- Numizon — Canada 5 dollars type 2013 (Pick 106) (opens in a new tab)
2013 type; Pick 106; polymer; no prices cited.