There are very few modern nations that put snakes on their money. Aruba is one and it put the Aruba Island Rattlesnake on this note from the nineties. #WorldSnakeDay🐍

Sometimes a bank note model was assembled by printing the note’s design features on a proposed image. You can see a variety of bank note models—and production methods—in our display Money that almost was. 👉 bit.ly/4jCqAMe

🛤️ This week in 1952, the Canadian Pacific Railway began using diesel locomotives in the Rockies. 🍁 VIA Rail’s “Canadian” train, on this note, uses coaches once pulled by those same engines. #TriviaTuesday

🍁 It's #CanadaDay week Buck-a-Day! The 1954 one-dollar bill features an engraving of Queen Elizabeth II based on a portrait by Yousuf Karsh. 🔎 Find the wheat elevator and the approaching truck on the back. 👉 bit.ly/3FB9SxX #HistoricDollars

It's International Women in Engineering Day! 🍁 Elsie MacGill, Canada’s first professional woman engineer, was the chief engineer behind the Canadian production of 1,450 Hurricane fighter planes during WWII. #INWED2025

☀️🌻 This year’s #SummerSolstice hits tonight at 10:45 pm ET! Check out this Mexican coin—it features a detailed Aztec calendar on the back. The Aztecs tracked 365-day years and leap years. #FactoidFriday #HelloSummer

🏫 Need an #EndOfSchool activity? Give kids a #fun hands-on challenge: build puppets using our kit—BUT they have to do so on a budget! 💵 Download the kit: Includes printable play money + materials guide. 👉 bit.ly/3sOu8pI

😱 Happy #FridayThe13th! 🐈‍⬛ #DYKT #BlackCats were nearly wiped out in the Middle Ages due to ties to witchcraft? 🧹 The Manx from the Isle of Man—often black—is one of the few kitties to appear on currency. #FactoidFriday

🧭 #SamuelDeChamplain has occasionally been suggested for a Bank of Canada note—problem is, nobody knows what he looked like! Explore more proposed designs in our temporary display. 👉 bit.ly/4jCqAMe #FactoidFriday

Come see what’s on in our temporary gallery! 🍁“The Greatest Stories Ever Told” features collages of bank note imagery by Canadian artist Ho Tam. Mother Ho and Father Lee built a home of unconditional love...❤️ 👉 bit.ly/4iPZ64o

Who says games can’t grow #economic thinking? 🎮🎲 🧠🧮 We’ve rounded up 14 games that boost kids’ math, money & finance skills in a fun way. Check them out on the blog! 👉 www.bankofcanadamuseum.ca/2021/02/play...

Hello Bluesky! 👋 Welcome to the Bank of Canada Museum—Canada’s museum for money and economics. Stick around for: 🔍 Cool artifacts & stories 📚 Free financial literacy tools 🎟️ Exhibition updates and sneak peeks 📆 Fun family events and activities Click, like, follow—explore with us!