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March 26, 2025
10 cents 1937 to 1964 - Price guide and values
In 1937, the design on the reverse changed for the Bluenose, a fishing and racing gaff rig schooner built in 1921 in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia. It is also portrayed on the Bluenose postage stamp 50-cent issued by the Canadian government on January 6, 1929. The owners of the Bluenose were honoured in 1935 by having their schooner present when King George V reviewed the British Fleet at Spithead.
March 25, 2025
Government of Newfoundland banknotes
Alberta, British Columbia, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island produced provincial issues through the 20th century.
March 24, 2025
1976 Montreal Olympic Games Silver and Gold Coins
In February 1973, the Mint started an ambitious project at that time: the production of several coins for the Montreal 1976 Olympic Games to defray the cost of staging the event. The construction of the Montreal Olympic Stadium cost one billion dollars, three times more than the amount initially planned. The costs of the 1976 Games were reimbursed by Quebec taxpayers in 2007.
March 24, 2025
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.
March 22, 2025
10 cents 1902 to 1936 - Price guide and values
On reverse, the St. Edward's crown was replaced by the Imperial State crown. Edward VII is on the obverse from 1902 to 1910. From 1911 to 1936, George V, bust facing left, appears on the 10 cents coin.
