

The new US $100 bill, released in October 2013, was created by artist Brian Thompson. That’s because it’s all hand-lettering, based on a handed-down set of characters that currency designers must learn how to recreate. Otherwise we would not be a buyer.It’s called Banknote Roman-but only by the note’s designer since it’s not really a font. Please contact us if you have something like that. We are only buying 1954 Devil’s Face notes that also have a serial number that starts with an asterisk. Text: Canada – Two Dollars – Deux Dollars – Bank Of Canada – Banque Du Canada – Will pay to the bearer on demand – Ottawa 1954 – Paiera au porteur sur demande -British American bank note company limited – deputy governor – governor – sous gouverneur – gouverneur Quantity Printed: 88,612,000 (total applies only to Devils Face notes) We are not covering all of the different varieties available for the modified portrait 1954 $2 bill series. Asterisk notes, aka replacement notes, sell for significant premiums. What you really want to look for are notes that have a serial number that begins with an asterisk. Both signature combinations sell for similar prices. Varieties: Devils face $2 bills from 1954 were issued with two different signature combination possibilities. Two dollar bills are reddish brown in color and show a farm landscape with hills and trees on the back of each bank note. Only the colors and back designs differ between denominations. All Canadian bank notes from 1954 have a similar face design. The modified portrait variety is many times more common than the devils face variety. Our guide here specifically applies to devils face notes. That is the identifier for the devils face note. If you look at Queen Elizabeth’s hair then you can see a shape that looks like a hook nose, bushy eye brows, and snarled lips. We show examples of both types in our picture guide below.


Description: 1954 $2 bills were issued as “devils face” and as “modified portrait” notes.
