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The Canadian fifty-cent coin (French: pièce de cinquante cents) is a Canadian coin worth 50 cents.The coin's reverse depicts the coat of arms of Canada.At the opening ceremonies for the Ottawa branch of the Royal Mint, held on January 2, 1908, Governor General Earl Grey struck the Dominion of Canada's first domestically produced coin.
A small Maple Leaf mint mark was struck beside 1947 on the reverse of all coins to signify the year of production. P; From 2001-2006, most one cent, five cents, ten cents, twenty-five cents, and fifty cents issued for circulation were struck with a P mint mark to represent the Royal Canadian Mint’s plating process. Paralympic Logo
It was then replaced with the 1987 Canadian 1-dollar coin (colloquially known as the "loonie"). 1967 marked the end of the silver dollar as a business strike, or a coin issued for circulation. After 1967, the dollar coin was made of nickel, except for non-circulating commemorative issues for the collector market, which continue to contain silver.
Year Theme Artist Mintage Special Notes 1973 100th Anniversary of the RCMP Paul Cederberg 135,958,589 The 25-cent piece for 1973 bears a special reverse designed by Paul Cederberg [3] (the Police Constable sitting on a horse in the design). [4]
The Canadian Centennial Medal was issued in 1967 to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Confederation of Canada, and was awarded to Canadians who were recommended by governments and associations for having provided valuable service to this country. [17] Some 30,000 Medals were conferred on Canadians selected from all sectors of Canadian ...
Unveiled at the Canadian Numismatic Association convention in Niagara Falls, Ontario, in July 2006, the mint mark was a reproduction of the Royal Canadian Mint logo. The first circulation coin to bear the new mint mark was the 10th anniversary $2 coin, illustrated by Tony Bianco. This meant that the "P" mint mark which recognized the plating ...