New $10 note goes into circulation
CBC NEWS

OTTAWA - New $10 bills with upgraded anti-counterfeiting features began changing hands on Wednesday.

The design, colour, and theme – remembrance and peacekeeping – of the upgraded $10 note are the same as the old $10 introduced in 2001.

Canada's revamped $10 note
The new $10 joins the $20, $50, and $100 as notes that have been revamped to combat counterfeiting. The Bank of Canada said it upgraded the note in response to an increase in the counterfeiting of lower-denomination bank notes.

The revamped $10 now has a metallic holographic stripe, a colour-shifting thread woven into the paper, a see-through number and improved fluorescence under ultraviolet lighting.

"These enhanced security features make it easy for consumers and cash-handlers to verify the authenticity of their bank notes, but difficult for counterfeiters to copy," said David Dodge, governor of the Bank of Canada.