Does This Make This Note More Collectable?

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rggoodie Moderator United States 23553 Posts	Posted 02/17/2013 06:58 am The maple leaf shown on Canada's new $20 bills is from a Norway maple, which is not native to Canada, several botanists have decried. Canada's iconic red maple leaf image appears on its flag, government logos and countless other branding. 'It's our national symbol - it's stunning that we continuously get it wrong,' University of Ottawa professor Julian Starr told broadcaster CTV. The Norway maple leaf, Starr and others pointed out, has five main lobes and the tips are stringy while Canada's sugar maple leaf has just three lobes and the tips are not stringy. Norway maple trees were introduced to North America in the 1800s but are considered invasive and have been banned in at least two US states. Canada has 10 native maple species. The Bank of Canada dismissed criticisms, saying the leaf is not Norwegian but rather a 'stylised Canadian maple leaf' and does not represent any specific species of tree. The polymer banknote first went into circulation in November last year. Report this Post to the Staff

silverwolf Pillar of the Community Canada 3733 Posts	Posted 02/17/2013 08:27 am i don't think it is any more collectable because all the notes are the same.Had they released it , then corrected it then maybe. But there are millions of them in circulation, with millions more to be released.. Report this Post to the Staff
denco7 Pillar of the Community United States 2543 Posts	Posted 02/17/2013 08:41 am I tend to believe the BoC, that it is just a graphical maple leaf and not species specific. Report this Post to the Staff
noahs-numismatics Pillar of the Community Canada 3167 Posts	Posted 02/17/2013 09:51 am No...unless they decide to do something about it, then maybe yes. Report this Post to the Staff
canuck1us Pillar of the Community United States 1002 Posts	Posted 02/17/2013 3:27 pm I wonder why it took until the twenty was released for this to become an issue. The stylized maple window is also on the $100 and the $50 polymer note as well and they have been in circulation for awhile now. Report this Post to the Staff
Bm0ney Pillar of the Community Canada 1005 Posts	Posted 02/17/2013 4:19 pm More people see a twenty every day. Some people rarely see a fifty or one hundred. Poor complainers. Edited by Bm0ney 02/17/2013 4:20 pm Report this Post to the Staff
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