10 Dollars CAN Banknote (Canada Banknote Issue) 2018

10 Dollars Canadian Dollar (Issued 2018)

The Canadian Museum for Human Rights, prominently depicted on this 2018 polymer ten-dollar note, stands in Winnipeg, Manitoba, as one of the most architecturally distinctive public institutions in the country. Its selection for the ten-dollar denomination reflects Canada’s national commitment to the values of equality, dignity, and justice enshrined in its Charter of Rights and Freedoms. The building’s sweeping glass tower and layered stone base, designed to evoke the landscape of the Canadian Prairies rising toward the sky, make it immediately recognisable. This note represents a landmark moment in Canadian currency history, being the first Canadian banknote to feature a non-royal woman from history as its central portrait.

On the front, the dominant feature is the portrait of Viola Desmond, the Nova Scotian Black businesswoman and civil rights pioneer who in 1946 famously refused to leave a whites-only section of a cinema in New Glasgow. Her portrait is rendered in fine intaglio engraving, giving her face a rich, tactile depth against the note’s predominantly violet and purple polymer background. To the upper left, an abstracted map-like pattern in muted purples and blues suggests an aerial urban grid, adding a layered geometric texture across the upper portion of the note. The word “CANADA” appears in bold capital letters at the top, with the numeral “10” prominently displayed in the upper left corner in large violet type. A name identifier reads “VIOLA DESMOND” in small capitalised text beside her portrait. The issuing authority is clearly printed along the lower section as “BANK OF CANADA · BANQUE DU CANADA,” with the denomination rendered bilingually as “DIX · TEN DOLLARS.” Two facsimile signatures of Bank of Canada officials appear along the lower left. A holographic transparent window runs vertically through the note, containing a golden fan-shaped stained glass or rose window motif that appears with vivid warmth against the cooler violet tones of the surrounding polymer. The Canadian coat of arms appears to the right of this transparent element, alongside a maple leaf emblem. A vertical column of small square pixels in green and blue tones runs along the right edge, adding a further security design element. The denomination numeral “10” also appears in large format at the lower right corner.

The reverse presents the Canadian Museum for Human Rights in detailed architectural illustration, its angular glass tower and broad stone base faithfully rendered in blue, grey, and violet tones that echo the colour palette of the front. The building’s label, “CANADIAN MUSEUM FOR HUMAN RIGHTS · MUSÉE CANADIEN POUR LES DROITS DE LA PERSONNE,” is printed in small text beneath the image. Above and to the left of the building, a stylised insect — appearing to be a dragonfly or similar winged creature — is depicted in warm amber and brown tones, providing a natural contrast to the architectural imagery. Two passages of text appear on the reverse, one in English and one in French, quoting from the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms and the Canadian Human Rights Act, referencing equality and the prohibition of discrimination. The serial number “FTY1922313” appears twice in vertical orientation along the right edge of the note in dark purple numerals. The holographic transparent window reappears on the reverse, again displaying the distinctive golden fan-shaped stained glass motif alongside a maple leaf. The numeral “10” appears prominently at both the upper left and lower left of the reverse, and the word “CANADA” is printed in bold at the foot of the note. A band of pixelated square elements in varying shades of blue, green, and grey runs along the lower right quadrant, consistent with the security design elements visible on the front.

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