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April 16, 2025
Remember, John McCrae and In Flanders Fields on 2 dollars 2015
100 years after Canadian Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae penned In Flanders Fields on the battlefield of Ypres, Belgium, the Royal Canadian Mint issued a $2 circulation coin commemorating his iconic poem of remembrance, as well as a 25-cent circulation coin featuring a life-like poppy design. These coins were unveiled at a special ceremony held at McCrae House.
April 15, 2025
1 cent 1871 Prince Edward Island
Prince Edward Island was the last of the British North American colonies to adopt a decimal system of currency. 'Going decimal' in 1871, the island chose a dollar equal in value to the United States one-dollar gold piece, in line with the decimal currency system introduced earlier in the Provinces of Canada and New Brunswick and adopted by the Dominion of Canada in 1867.
April 14, 2025
25 cents 1937 to 1964 - Price guide and values
In 1937, part of the government's program to modernize Canadian coins, the caribou head, by Emanuel Hahn, was chosen for the reverse for the 25 cents denomination.
April 13, 2025
Bank of Canada values and prices of 1979 banknotes
In 1979, the $5 and $20 notes were reissued with the serial numbers moved to the back of the notes. A small change was also made to the guilloche pattern at the centre top of the face to make the numeral more distinct.
April 11, 2025
25 cents 1902 to 1936 - Price guide and values
In 1922, the size, composition and design of the nickel changed mostly to replace silver for nickel.
