Click on a bank note to learn about its security features.
Learn how to protect yourself from counterfeit notes.
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.