1935 Banque du Canada $1 Banknote BC-2 Osborne-Towers French Check Letter B BCS Fine 15

A circulated example of the inaugural 1935 Banque du Canada (Bank of Canada) One Dollar note — the French language issue — certified and graded Fine 15 by Banknote Certification Service (BCS) with the coveted BCS Guarantee. Catalogue reference BC-2, bearing the signatures of J.A.C. Osborne (Deputy Governor) and G.F. Towers (Governor) — French issue, Check Letter B, serial number F2076550. BCS notes Dirt as a comment.

Dated Ottawa, Émission de 1935, the obverse carries a portrait of King George V in military uniform at centre, flanked by red serial numbers, printed by the Canadian Bank Note Company, Limited. The reverse displays an allegorical figure representing the harvest, with the English legend Bank of Canada / One Dollar. The French-language BC-2 is the bilingual companion to the English BC-1, both issued simultaneously as Canada's very first national banknotes — making this a foundational piece of Canadian monetary history.

• Issuer: Banque du Canada (Bank of Canada)
• Denomination: $1
• Date: 1935
• Catalogue: BC-2 (Osborne-Towers, French, Check Letter B)
• Serial Number: F2076550
• Grade: BCS Fine 15
• Cert #: FS032
• BCS Guarantee: Yes
• Comments: Dirt
• Printer: Canadian Bank Note Company, Limited
• Encapsulated: Yes (BCS slab)

Encapsulated in an original BCS sealed holder. Tampering with the holder invalidates the certification opinion. Have holder replaced if inner package/seal is not intact. The BCS-certified banknote shown is the exact banknote you will receive. Guaranteed authentic.