The 1935 Series was the first series of banknotes the Bank of Canada issued.

The Bank of Canada was created in 1934 and given responsibility, through an Act of Parliament, to regulate the country's money supply and to "promote the economic and financial welfare of Canada." Accordingly, it was given the exclusive right to issue bank notes in Canada. On 11 March 1935, the Bank of Canada issued its first series of bank notes.^[1]

The first bank notes were unilingual. All denominations were available in either English or French. The designs were identical, differing only in the language used. The front of the notes featured a portrait of a member of the royal family or of a former Canadian prime minister. Allegorical figures alluding to Canada's growing agricultural, industrial, and commercial prosperity appeared on the back of each note.

Unique to the 1935 series were

• a $25 note, issued to commemorate the silver jubilee of George V
• a $500 note, a carry-over from Dominion of Canada bank notes

All bills measure 152.4 73.025 mm (6.0 2.875 inches). This is the only Bank of Canada series that includes $25 and $500 bank notes.

1935 Series
Image		Value	Main Colour	Description		Date of
Obverse	Reverse			Obverse	Reverse	printing	issue
		$1	Green	George V	Agriculture allegory	1935	11 March 1935
		$2	Blue	Queen Mary	Transportation allegory	1935	11 March 1935
		$5	Orange	Edward, Prince of Wales	Electric power allegory	1935	11 March 1935
		$10	Purple	Princess Mary	Harvest allegory	1935	11 March 1935
		$20	Rose Pink	Princess Elizabeth	Agriculture allegory	1935	11 March 1935
		$25	Royal purple	King George V and Queen Mary	Windsor Castle	1935	6 May 1935
		$50	Brown	Prince Albert, Duke of York	Modern Inventions allegory	1935	11 March 1935
		$100	Dark Brown	Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester	Commerce and industry allegory	1935	11 March 1935
		$500	Sepia	Sir John A. Macdonald	Fertility allegory	1935	11 March 1935
		$1000	Dark Green	Sir Wilfrid Laurier	Security allegory	1935	11 March 1935

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