Resin pen holder containing vintage Canadian dollar bill
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Title
Resin pen holder containing vintage Canadian dollar bill
Description
A clear resin block on a black plastic base with four felt pads on the bottom, encasing a 1954 Canadian dollar bill curled around an off-centre hole used to hold pens and other stationery items.
Obverse features a monochrome border with abstract designs, while the rest of the design is green, featuring a portrait of a young Elizabeth II on the right and the Canadian coat of arms in the background. Present also are the signatures of the governor and deputy governor of the Bank of Canada. The full legend reads:
1
ONE
UN
CANADA
ONE DOLLAR
UN DOLLAR
BANK OF CANADA - BANQUE DU CANADA
WILL PAY THE BEARER ON DEMAND
PAIERA AU PORTEUR SUR DEMANDE
OTTAWA 1954
DEPUTY GOVERNOR SOUS-GOUVERNEUR
GOVERNOR GOUVERNEUR
CANADIAN BANK NOTE COMPANY LIMITED
Reverse is entirely green-scale, and features a scene of a prairie landscape depicting the Trans-Canada Road near Fleming, Saskatchewan. The legend reads:
1
ONE DOLLAR
UN DOLLAR
BANK OF CANADA - BANQUE DU CANADA
Obverse features a monochrome border with abstract designs, while the rest of the design is green, featuring a portrait of a young Elizabeth II on the right and the Canadian coat of arms in the background. Present also are the signatures of the governor and deputy governor of the Bank of Canada. The full legend reads:
1
ONE
UN
CANADA
ONE DOLLAR
UN DOLLAR
BANK OF CANADA - BANQUE DU CANADA
WILL PAY THE BEARER ON DEMAND
PAIERA AU PORTEUR SUR DEMANDE
OTTAWA 1954
DEPUTY GOVERNOR SOUS-GOUVERNEUR
GOVERNOR GOUVERNEUR
CANADIAN BANK NOTE COMPANY LIMITED
Reverse is entirely green-scale, and features a scene of a prairie landscape depicting the Trans-Canada Road near Fleming, Saskatchewan. The legend reads:
1
ONE DOLLAR
UN DOLLAR
BANK OF CANADA - BANQUE DU CANADA
Creator
Louis Rasminsky (Governor)
Gerald Keith Bouey (Deputy Governor)
Gerald Keith Bouey (Deputy Governor)
Publisher
Unique Canada (pen holder)
Bank of Canada (banknote)
Bank of Canada (banknote)
Date
1954 (issue of banknote)
Date of pen holder creation unknown
Date of pen holder creation unknown
Contributor
George Arthur Gundersen, Yves Baril, Carl Louis Irmscher (banknote engravers)
Charles Fraser Comfort (banknote designer)
Charles Fraser Comfort (banknote designer)
Rights
Dylan Norton (owner of pen holder)
Crown copyright of designs expired in 2004 (50 years after publication)
Crown copyright of designs expired in 2004 (50 years after publication)
Format
Resin, plastic, felt (pen holder)
Paper (banknote)
Dimensions:
62mm wide, 62mm deep, 76mm tall (holder)
152mm wide, 70 mm tall (banknote)
Paper (banknote)
Dimensions:
62mm wide, 62mm deep, 76mm tall (holder)
152mm wide, 70 mm tall (banknote)
Language
English, French
Type
Stationery
Numismatic material
Numismatic material
Identifier
External:
Serial # 1531908 (banknote)
Serial # 1531908 (banknote)
2025-03-002
Coverage
1954
20th Century
Canada
Saskatchewan
20th Century
Canada
Saskatchewan
Citation
Louis Rasminsky (Governor)
Gerald Keith Bouey (Deputy Governor), “Resin pen holder containing vintage Canadian dollar bill,” Omeka, accessed February 6, 2026, https://omeka.ischool.utoronto.ca/items/show/12.