The Bank of Canada has unveiled a new version of the $20 bill, which is set to be put in circulation in February 2027.
Unlike previous horizontal incarnations of the currency, the new $20 bill’s design layout is vertical.
It is the first banknote in Canada to feature King Charles III.
His portrait will be replacing that of his late mother, Queen Elizabeth II, whose face has graced 18 different banknotes in the country since 1935.
On the other side of the bill is an image of the Canadian National Vimy Memorial, which is located on the site of the 1917 Battle of Vimy Ridge in France.
The updated polymer banknote boasts advanced security features and innovative 3D-design.
A purple security strip, when tilted, makes some of the images on the banknote appear to move, like a maple leaf that pulses to a darker shade of purple, and a band that spins around a poppy petals.
A bubble on the bill looks 3D and magnifies the pattern of 20s inside of it, while the background pattern of 20s changes into maple leaves.
The bill’s tactile features include raised ink on the King’s portrait, the large number 20 and the word “CANADA.”
“Canada’s 13 provinces and territories are represented by their floral emblems. The stems and leaves connecting the flowers are based on those found in the Books of Remembrance housed on Parliament Hill,” according to the Bank of Canada.
The new bill also features four plants with cultural relevancy to the country’s Indigenous populations, such as wild strawberries, western red cedar, braided sweetgrass and arctic cotton.
With files from The Canadian Press.
