New Candian Five and Ten Dollar Bills

From left to right: David Saint-Jacques, Canadian Astronaut; the Honourable Jim Flaherty, Minister of Finance; Mark Carney, Governor of the Bank of Canada; Paul G. Smith, Chairman of the Board of Directors of VIA Rail Canada, during an official ceremony to unveil the new polymer $5 and $10 bank notes, at the Bank of Canada in Ottawa.

Bank of Canada Unveils New $5 and $10 Polymer Bank Notes

OTTAWA – Canada’s new and more secure $5 and $10 polymer bank notes were unveiled today at the Bank of Canada’s Ottawa head office, and from aboard the International Space Station. Both of the new notes will begin circulating, at the same time, this November.

Minister of Finance Jim Flaherty, Bank of Canada Governor Mark Carney and Paul G. Smith, Chairman of the Board at VIA Rail Canada, were joined via satellite by Canadian Space Agency Astronaut Chris Hadfield, Commander of the International Space Station, to unveil these final two notes in the new Polymer series.

“Canadians can be very proud of their new polymer bank notes,” said Minister Flaherty. “With today’s unveiling of the final two notes in the series, one can see not only the unique story that each of the five denominations tells, but the unifying theme that underlies them all – the profound courage, determination, and ingenuity of our nation and its people.”

The new $5 and $10 notes will carry the same leading-edge security features as the $20, $50 and $100 polymer notes already in circulation. Featuring a sophisticated combination of transparency and holography, this is the most secure bank note series ever issued by the Bank of Canada. The Polymer series is more economical, lasting at least two and half times