Birds of Canada (banknotes)

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Birds of Canada (French: oiseaux du Canada) is the fifth series of banknotes of the Canadian dollar issued by the Bank of Canada and was first circulated in 1986 to replace the 1969 Scenes of Canada series. Each note features a bird indigenous to Canada in its design. The birds on the bills were: American Robin ($2 bill), belted kingfisher ($5 bill), osprey ($10 bill), common loon ($20 bill), snowy owl ($50 bill), Canada goose ($100 bill), and pine grosbeak ($1000 bill). The banknotes weigh 1 gram with dimensions of 152.40 by 69.85 millimetres (6.00 by 2.75 in). The series was succeeded by the 2001 Canadian Journey series. This was the first series to omit the $1 banknote; it was replaced by the $1 coin, which became known as the loonie, in 1987, although the $1 bill from the previous series would continue to be produced concurrently with the $1 coin for a 21-month long period until 1989. It was the last series to include the $2 and $1,000 banknotes. The $2 note was withdrawn in 1996 and...

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