5 Canadian Dollars, Series of 2001-2006
Image of the face
Image of the back
| Issuing authority: | Bank of Canada |
|---|---|
| Year on the banknote: | 2002, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010 |
| In circulation since: | 2006 |
| Substrate: |
White paper with colorless and dark blue security fibers, a localized watermark and security thread |
| Dimensions: | 152mm × 70mm |
| Face: | Portrait of Sir W. Laurier |
| Back: | Children playing hockey |
Intaglio: face: portrait, inscription above the portrait; "5" (top) and coat-of-arms on the kinegram (stripe); vertical inscriptions along the left edge of the note; "CANADA", "CINQ•FIVE", "DOLLARS" near the top edge; "5" and "EMISSION DE 2006/ISSUE OF 2006" in the lower right corner.
Offset printing: face: all images except for the intaglio ones. back: all images except for serial numbers and tags formed of four vertical lines.
Letterpress printing: back: serial numbers and tags formed of four vertical lines.
View under UV light
Paper: transparent fibers have red luminescence under UV light; light green fibers have green luminescence; blue fibers have no luminescence.
Design features: face: transparent "BANK OF CANADA 5 BANQUE DU CANADA" has red, yellow, and green luminescence.
View under IR light
Face
Back
Face: dark blue intaglio images are printed with two types of metameric inks, one of which absorbs IR waves and the other does not. As a result, in the IR, only a fragment of the dark blue intaglio images is visible.
Back: two serial numbers are printed with metameric inks. In the IR, only the number on the right is visible.
Magnetic protection
Design features: back: the tag formed of three vertical lines in the lower left corner is printed with inks that have magnetic properties.