Alberta

Province of Alberta

Province of Canada (1905-present)

Location: Western Canada

Capital City: Edmonton

Government type: Province of Canada

Main languages: English, French

Main religions: Protestant Christianity, Catholic Christianity

Chronology

1882: District of Alberta established within Northwest Territories

1905: Province of Alberta created from Alberta district and neighboring areas

Currency

Canadian Dollar (1858-present)

1 Dollar = 100 Cents

Banknotes from Alberta in the collection

•1 Dollar, 1936 (King Edward VIII (1936), P#A-1) seven stamps affixed to back

Note: The Alberta Prosperity certificiate was issued during the Great Depression by the province's Social Credit government. Technically not money, but rather a form of scrip, a substitute for legal tender, the certificates were intended to encourage circulation of money, but proved unpopular due to people having to affix a stamp on the back every week in order for it to keep its value. The program was meant to last for two years, but was cancelled after one.