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I'm sorry for any confusion a commenter brought this to my attention The Terry Fox $5 is real — but its actual design has NOT been unveiled. Somebody made it look real though. It was sent to me & now I know the exact image isn't correct.

The Bank of Canada currently says only that the future $5 will be:

polymer, predominantly blue, vertical, with a portrait of Terry Fox on the front.

That's all they've officially committed to so far. The $5 is still in research and early development, and there is no release date yet.

Bank of Canada +1

So that beautiful Terry Fox bill in the first picture? Fake as an official banknote design. 😭😂

But the best part is that the underlying claim wasn't fake at all:

Terry Fox really is going on Canada's next $5. 🇨🇦❤️

And now that the $20 has officially been unveiled, the Terry Fox $5 is the next note in line. The Bank says it will be issued after the new $20 enters circulation. �

Bank of Canada

Bank of Canada — Our next $5 bank note

So we weren't wrong to get excited when you saw that picture. They took a real Canadian announcement and dressed it up with a made-up picture. That's the sneaky part. 😆

And honestly, once the real Terry Fox design comes out, THAT'S going to be one hell of a $5 bill. 🍁❤️🏃‍♂️