A bank note-able Canadian woman.: FB4-28/2018E-PDF

"Viola Desmond’s portrait will be featured on Canada’s next regularly circulating $10 bank note. Desmond was selected by the Minister of Finance from a short list of five iconic Canadians who, together, illustrate the diverse and important contributions that women have made in shaping Canada’s history. The announcement made on 8 December 2016 brings to a close the selection process that began with an open call for nominations and resulted in an initial qualifying list of 461 women submitted by Canadians"--Page [1].

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Publication information
Department/Agency Bank of Canada.
Title A bank note-able Canadian woman.
Publication type Monograph
Language [English]
Other language editions [French]
Format Electronic
Electronic document
Note(s) Issued also in French under title: Une Canadienne sur un billet.
Caption title.
Publishing information [Ottawa] : Bank of Canada = Banque du Canada, [2018]
Description 1 online resource (6 unnumbered pages) : black and white portrait photograph
Catalogue number
  • FB4-28/2018E-PDF
Subject terms Desmond, Viola,1914-1965.
Portraits on bank notes.
Women, Black -- Canada.
Businesspeople, Black -- Canada.
Civil rights workers -- Canada.
Race discrimination -- Canada -- History.
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