Author: Alexander Quon

Canada’s redesigned $10 bill has earned the Bank of Canada a Bank Note of the Year Award from the International Bank Note Society (IBNS). The society’s members selected the vertically-oriented bill out of 15 potential options released by governments across the world in 2018. The competition came from Mexico’s 500-peso note, Russia’s 100-ruble note, Norway’s 500-kroner note and China’s 50-yuan note, among many others. The $10 bill, which prominently features Viola Desmond — a Nova Scotia civil rights pioneer and businesswoman — went into circulation in November. Desmond, who fought for racial equality, is the first Canadian woman to appear…