Does Canada's new $20 note fit the bill?

Canada's $20 bill - the most commonly used and most commonly counterfeited - has a new look.

The Bank of Canada unveiled the design of the new polymer bank note at its Ottawa headquarters this morning.

The new $20 features a recent portrait of Queen Elizabeth II on the front and images from the Canadian National Vimy Memorial in France on the back.




The current $20 bill features artwork by Bill Reid, inspired by the Haida people of the northwest coast of Canada. There's also a passage from Gabrielle Roy's novel La montagne secrete, with an English translation. 



On Twitter Wednesday, some complained that the new note celebrates Canada's military past, rather than its artistic heritage.

How is Stephen Harper remaking Canada? MONEY $20 bill has Haida Gwaii sculpture. NEW $20 will honour Military theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/... #cdnpoli

-- Franke James (@frankejames) May 2, 2012

Today PM Harper will replace the Haida image on the back of the 20 dollar bill with an image celebrating the military twitter.com/sean_dixon/sta...

-- Sean Dixon (@sean_dixon) May 2, 2012

Similar complaints surfaced when the $50 bill was replaced in March.

New $100 bills were put into circulation in November. New $10 and $5 bills are expected by the end of 2013.

What do you think of the new twenties? Do you agree with the switch to polymer money? Let us know what you think.



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