Birds of Canada (banknotes) to post signs that they would refuse to accept $100 banknotes in a cash transaction. Birds of Canada (banknotes) Birds of Canada are banknotes of the Canadian dollar first circulated by the Bank of Canada in 1986 to replace the Scenes of Canada series. Each note features a bird indigenous to Canada in its design. The banknotes weigh 1 gram with dimensions of . It was succeeded by the Canadian Journey Series introduced in 2001. This was the first series to omit the $1 banknote, which was replaced by the $1 coin known as the loonie in 1987. It was
Jamestown 400th Anniversary gold five dollar coin Jamestown 400th Anniversary gold five dollar coin In 2007, the United States Mint released a gold five-dollar commemorative coin which commemorates the 400th year after the founding of Jamestown. Surcharges from the sale of the Jamestown commemorative were donated to Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation of the Commonwealth of Virginia, the Secretary of the Interior and the Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities to support programs that promote the understanding of the legacies of Jamestown. The coin was sold as both as a proof coin and an uncirculated coin, with a maximum coinage of 100,000 coins. Coin Finishes: proof, and uncirculated Maximum