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A new $10 bill featuring civil rights icon Viola Desmond was unveiled in Halifax on Thursday. Desmond’s sister, Wanda Robson, thanked the bill’s artist for creating a “beautiful” and “unique” bank note.. |
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CAPTION: A new $10 bill featuring civil rights icon Viola Desmond was unveiled in Halifax on Thursday.
Desmond’s sister, Wanda Robson, thanked the bill’s artist for creating a “beautiful” and “unique” bank note. (March 8, 2018) 1.
SOUNDBITE: Wanda Robson, sister of Viola Desmond 2.
SOUNDBITE: Stephen Poloz, Bank of Canada governor 3.
SOUNDBITE: Bill Morneau, finance minister PLACELINE: Halifax CREDIT: The Canadian Press STORYLINE: Viola Desmond's trailblazing act of defiance — overlooked for decades by most Canadians — was honoured Thursday in a Halifax ceremony that cemented her new status as a civil rights icon.
A new $10 bill featuring Desmond was unveiled by Finance Minister Bill Morneau and Bank of Canada Governor Stephen Poloz.
The purple polymer bill — the first vertically oriented bank note issued in Canada — includes a portrait of Desmond and a historic map of north end Halifax on one side and the Canadian Museum for Human Rights in Winnipeg on the other.
 Makoto Chiba 🇨🇦 RT @SeanPrevil: Robson says when she first saw the $10 note with her sister Viola Desmond on it, says she was speechless. "It's amazing, it… 3 hours ago  Catherine D'Andrea RT @DavidBilbert: Wanda Robson, the sister to Viola Desmond is charasmastic, charming, and absolutley the definition of East Coast Canada.… 4 hours ago  Daniel C.E. Gilbert Wanda Robson, the sister to Viola Desmond is charasmastic, charming, and absolutley the definition of East Coast Ca… https://t.co/WeeZRJ7Y08 4 hours ago  Anbu Selvam Viola Desmond's sister ‘speechless’ over new $10 bill https://t.co/VMgbjCCtrP via @YouTube 5 hours ago  Canadian Press Video Viola Desmond's sister ‘speechless’ over new $10 bill https://t.co/u0jWJUrezX https://t.co/lQIrE5y8hm 6 hours ago  Sean Previl Robson says when she first saw the $10 note with her sister Viola Desmond on it, says she was speechless. "It's ama… https://t.co/caobM5TNhN 11 hours ago |
▶ Canada Joins All These Countries With Vertical Banknotes 01:01Canada's new $10 bill featuring civil rights pioneer Viola Desmond is also the first of its kind to feature vertically-aligned graphics.Source: HuffPost Canada - | |
▶ Viola Desmond's $10 Bill Unveiled 01:08The Bank of Canada has officially unveiled its new $10 bill, which features a portrait of civil rights pioneer Viola Desmond.Source: HuffPost Canada - |
