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June 23, 2025

5 cents 1990 to 2025 - Price guide and values

5 cents 1990 to 2025 - Price guide and values

The beaver, which we find on our 5 cent coins, is a symbol previously belonging to the Amerindians. During colonization, this animal was used, among other things, for barter and treaties; the beaver fur trade was the first important economic step of the settlers.

June 21, 2025

2 dollars 2016 - Battle of the Atlantic

2 dollars 2016 - Battle of the Atlantic

The reverse image of this circulation coin features the artwork of Canadian maritime artist Yves Bérubé. It depicts the many crucial actors in Canada's victory in the Battle of the Atlantic: an anti-aircraft gunman positioned on the deck of a Corvette; an Allied aircraft hunting enemy submarines; as well as a merchant ship whose vital cargo is protected by a nearby navy vessel on convoy duty.

June 20, 2025

5 cents 1965 to 1989 - Price guide and values

5 cents 1965 to 1989 - Price guide and values

The composition of the 5 cents piece changed in 1982 for production cost issues. The nickel was replaced by cupro-nickel.

June 19, 2025

1 cent 1865 to 1947 Newfoundland

1 cent 1865 to 1947 Newfoundland

Starting in 1865, the Newfoundland cent reverse design is a royal crown, wreath of pitcher plant and oak. In 1904, the Imperial State crown was replaced with the St. Edward's crown. Finally, in 1938, the coin was reduced is size to decrease production cost and the reverse was replaced with the pitcher plant in bloom, the provincial official flower.

June 17, 2025

Bank of Canada values and prices of 1937 banknotes

Bank of Canada values and prices of 1937 banknotes

The creation of a second series of bank notes, only two years after the first, was prompted by changes in federal legislation that required the Bank of Canada to produce bilingual bank notes. In the 1937 series, the portrait of King George VI replaced those of other members of the royal family on all denominations except the $100 and $1,000 notes, which featured former Canadian prime ministers.

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