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Canada Will Put Another Woman On Its Currency
By Erin Blakemore/ Smart News: Keeping You Current/ SmithsonianMag.com
"Canada’s cash has long had a love affair with a woman. The country is one of 48 that feature women on their currency—and dozens that prominently display the visage of Queen Elizabeth II on everything from coins to bills. Now, an early civil rights heroine will make history as the first Canadian woman to be featured on a regularly circulating piece of Canadian currency. As Reuters reports, Canada will give Viola Desmond a prominent place on its new $10 bill.
Desmond was chosen from thousands of submissions to replace the face of John A. Macdonald, the first prime minister of Canada, on ten-dollar notes when he moves on to other, higher-denomination currency..."
Canada will have plenty of time to get used to Viola Desmond—she'll soon be on the country's $10 bills. (Cape Breton University/Bank of Canada)
Richard
By Erin Blakemore/ Smart News: Keeping You Current/ SmithsonianMag.com
"Canada’s cash has long had a love affair with a woman. The country is one of 48 that feature women on their currency—and dozens that prominently display the visage of Queen Elizabeth II on everything from coins to bills. Now, an early civil rights heroine will make history as the first Canadian woman to be featured on a regularly circulating piece of Canadian currency. As Reuters reports, Canada will give Viola Desmond a prominent place on its new $10 bill.
Desmond was chosen from thousands of submissions to replace the face of John A. Macdonald, the first prime minister of Canada, on ten-dollar notes when he moves on to other, higher-denomination currency..."
Canada will have plenty of time to get used to Viola Desmond—she'll soon be on the country's $10 bills. (Cape Breton University/Bank of Canada)
Richard