Click on a bank note to learn about its security features.

$5 polymer note security features
$10 polymer note security features
Canada 150 commemorative $10 note security features
Vertical $10 note security features
$20 polymer note security features
$20 commemorative polymer note security features
Vertical $20 note security features
$50 polymer note security features
$100 polymer note security features

Learn how to protect yourself from counterfeit notes.


Vertical $20 note security features

Explore the security features of this note or learn more about its design elements.

It pays to check: Feel, Look, Tilt and Flip.

Remember, bank notes are only secure if you check them.

Polymer

Feel the smooth, unique texture of the note. It’s made from a single piece of polymer with some transparent areas.


Purple security stripe

Look at the purple security stripe. Tilt the note to make the images move.


Bubble

It looks 3D and magnifies the 20s inside.


Maple leaf

A leaf pulses inside.


Poppy

Bands spin inside the petals.


Background pattern

20s change into maple leaves.


Raised ink

Feel the raised ink on the portrait, the large number and the word “CANADA”.


Gold maple leaves

Tilt to see the inner leaves pulse.