Die clash possibilities - Articles on canadian coins - Coins and Canada

The die clash possibilities of 1-cent canadian coins are rather frequent for certain periods of years. Furthermore, the maple leaf on the reverse was always on this denomination, except for the year 1967.

The 5-cents canadian coin, from 1858 to today, has often changed in sizes, shapes and alloy. Round and small until 1921, size changed in 1922 to become the same as today. From 1942 to 1962, the 5-cents coin also took a twelve-sided shape.

Since 1937, the 10-cents coin design on reverse is the Bluenose. Bluenose sank near Haiti, January 28, 1946 and the wreckage was never found.

The choice to produce a 20-cents by the Bank of Upper Canada, instead of a 25-cents one, cause people to easily be confused with the US 25-cents coin, which was very common and circulating in Canada at that time.

When the Dominion of Canada struck his first coin, he opted instead for the 25-cents denomination and all the 20-cents coins previously produced were gradually withdrawn from circulation.

See also:

• 1992 provinces
• 1999 and 2000 millennium
• 2007 to 2009 Olympic Games

The last year of a 50-cents circulating coin was minted in 2001. It continued to be produced later for collectors. A commemorative 50-cents coin was issued in 2002.

The first 1-dollar coin in Canada was issued in 1935.

The first 2-dollars coin in Canada was issued in 1996.