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| Dominion of Canada notes one Dollar, Princess Patricia of Connaught |
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Dominion of Canada One Dollar banknote of 1917
Banknotes of the Canadian dollar, Canadian banknotes, Canadian paper money, Canadian bank notes, Canada banknotes, Canada paper money, Canada bank notes.Obverse: Portrait of Princess Patricia of Connaught. The 1917 $1 bank note was the only note to be designed during World War I and not too surprisingly has several patriotic and military symbols. Princess Patricia, namesake of Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry, graces the centre of the note. Below, the portrait is flanked by flags and maple leaves. Princess Patricia was the daughter of the former Governor General and his wife, the Duke and Duchess of Connaught. The issue date, March 17, 1917, commemorates the sailing of the Princess Pat's for England.
Reverse: View of the center block of the Parliament Buildings, in Ottawa.
Printed by American Bank Note Company, Ottawa. As on all $1 Dominion notes since 1897, the back depicts the Centre Block of the Parliament Buildings which incidentally burnt to the ground just one year earlier.
Princess Patricia of Connaught — "Patsy" to family and friends (Victoria Patricia Helena Elizabeth; later Lady Patricia Ramsay; she was born on 17 March 1886, St Patrick's Day, at Buckingham Palace in London – 12 January 1974) was a member of the British Royal Family, a granddaughter of Queen Victoria. She relinquished her title of a British princess and the style of Her Royal Highness upon her marriage to the commoner Alexander Ramsay.
In 1911, her father the Duke of Connaught was appointed Governor General of Canada. Princess Patricia accompanied her parents to Canada, and she became popular there.
She was named Colonel-in-Chief of Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry on 22 February 1918 and held that appointment until her death at aged 88 years in 1974.
Patricia Lake in Alberta also carries her name.
Canadian One Dollar Bills
Dominion of Canada One Dollar Bill 1917 Princess Patricia of Connaught