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Dominion of Canada banknotes.</p> </div> <div class="news"> <p><strong>November 21, 2024</strong></p> <p class="zoom"><a href="coins-prices.php?canadian_coins=1-cent-1937-1964" title="1 cent 1937 to 1964 - Price guide and values"><img src="https://www.coinsandcanada.com/medias/bandeau/sections/canadian-coins-1-cent-1937-1964.jpg" alt="1 cent 1937 to 1964 - Price guide and values" class="responsive"></a></p> <h3><a href="coins-prices.php?canadian_coins=1-cent-1937-1964" title="1 cent 1937 to 1964 - Price guide and values">1 cent 1937 to 1964 - Price guide and values</a></h3> <p>In 1937, the reverse of the 1 cent coin was changed to a single large maple leaf. This is the last reverse used for this denomination until it retired in 2012.</p> </div> <div class="news"> <p><strong>November 20, 2024</strong></p> <p class="zoom"><a href="banknotes-provincial-issues.php" title="Provincial banknotes of Canada"><img src="https://www.coinsandcanada.com/medias/bandeau/sections/banknotes-prosperity-certificate-of-alberta-1936.jpg" alt="Provincial banknotes of Canada" class="responsive"></a></p> <h3><a href="banknotes-provincial-issues.php" title="Provincial banknotes of Canada">Prosperity Certificate of Alberta 1936</a></h3> <p>250,000 Prosperity Certificates were released in 1936 to make less severe the Great Depression consequences. Stamps were applied on the bank of the certificates each week to maintain its validity.</p> </div> <div class="news"> <p><strong>November 18, 2024</strong></p> <p class="zoom"><a href="coins-prices.php?canadian_coins=1-cent-1902-1936" title="1 cent 1902 to 1936 - Price guide and values"><img src="https://www.coinsandcanada.com/medias/bandeau/sections/canadian-coins-1-cent-1902-1936.jpg" alt="1 cent 1902 to 1936 - Price guide and values" class="responsive"></a></p> <h3><a href="coins-prices.php?canadian_coins=1-cent-1902-1936" title="1 cent 1902 to 1936 - Price guide and values">1 cent 1902 to 1936 - Price guide and values</a></h3> <p>In 1911, the word Canada was added to the reverse, but the words DEI GRA (by the grace of God) were omitted on the obverse. In 1912 and following issues, these words appeared on the obverse. In 1920, the <strong>1 cent coin</strong> changed size and diameter to reduce production cost.</p> </div> <div class="news"> <p><strong>November 17, 2024</strong></p> <p class="zoom"><a href="banknotes-dominion-of-canada.php" title="Dominion of Canada banknotes price guide and values"><img src="https://www.coinsandcanada.com/medias/bandeau/sections/banknotes-dominion-1912-1917.jpg" alt="Dominion of Canada banknotes price guide and values" class="responsive"></a></p> <h3><a href="banknotes-dominion-of-canada.php" title="Dominion of Canada banknotes price guide and values">Dominion of Canada banknotes of 1912 to 1917</a></h3> <p>The 1914 2 dollars banknote replaced the one issued in 1897 and the 1917 1 dollar banknote is the only new one to be created during the World War I.</p> </div> <div class="news"> <p><strong>November 15, 2024</strong></p> <p class="zoom"><a href="coins-prices.php?canadian_coins=1-cent-1858-1901" title="1 cent 1858 to 1901 - Price guide and values"><img src="https://www.coinsandcanada.com/medias/bandeau/sections/canadian-coins-1-cent-1858-1901.jpg" alt="1 cent 1858 to 1901 - Price guide and values" class="responsive"></a></p> <h3><a href="coins-prices.php?canadian_coins=1-cent-1858-1901" title="1 cent 1858 to 1901 - Price guide and values">1 cent 1858 to 1901 - Price guide and values</a></h3> <p>With the creation of the Dominion of Canada in 1867, the central government assumed responsibility for money and banking, as mandated under section 91 of the British North America Act, and it undertook to standardize the fledgling country's currency.</p> </div> <div class="news"> <p><strong>November 14, 2024</strong></p> <p class="zoom"><a href="banknotes-dominion-of-canada.php" title="Dominion of Canada banknotes price guide and values"><img src="https://www.coinsandcanada.com/medias/bandeau/sections/banknotes-dominion-1923-1925.jpg" alt="Dominion of Canada banknotes price guide and values" class="responsive"></a></p> <h3><a href="banknotes-dominion-of-canada.php" title="Dominion of Canada banknotes price guide and values">Dominion of Canada banknotes of 1923 to 1925</a></h3> <p>The 1923 25-cents banknote was issued to replace the issue of 1900. Only the design on front was modified. $500 and $1000 1925 banknotes of Dominion of Canada was issued to replace the 1911 banknotes. </p> </div> <div class="news"> <p><strong>November 14, 2024</strong></p> <p class="zoom"><a href="coins-prices.php?canadian_coins=2-dollars-1996-2024" title="2 dollars 1996 to 2024 - Price guide and values"><img src="https://www.coinsandcanada.com/medias/bandeau/sections/canadian-coins-2-dollars-1996-2022.jpg" alt="2 dollars 1996 to 2024 - Price guide and values" class="responsive"></a></p> <h3><a href="coins-prices.php?canadian_coins=2-dollars-1996-2024" title="2 dollars 1996 to 2024 - Price guide and values">2 dollars 1996 to 2024 - Price guide and values</a></h3> <p>As with modern $1 coins, special reverses have been produced for $2 coins to celebrate various events or commemorate various Canadian symbols and people.</p> </div> <div class="news"> <p><strong>November 11, 2024</strong></p> <p class="zoom"><a href="coins-prices.php?canadian_coins=1-dollar-1990-2024" title="1 dollar 1990 to 2024 - Price guide and values"><img src="https://www.coinsandcanada.com/medias/bandeau/sections/canadian-coins-1-dollar-1990-2022.jpg" alt="1 dollar 1990 to 2024 - Price guide and values" class="responsive"></a></p> <h3><a href="coins-prices.php?canadian_coins=1-dollar-1990-2024" title="1 dollar 1990 to 2024 - Price guide and values">1 dollar 1990 to 2024 - Price guide and values</a></h3> <p>The Royal Canadian Mint produced special reverse designs on the 2 dollars coin since 1990 celebrating various event, or commemorating various Canadian symbols and people.</p> </div> <div class="news"> <p><strong>November 9, 2024</strong></p> <p class="zoom"><a href="coins-articles.php?article=1-dollar-2012-grey-cup&id=1017" title="1 dollar 2012 - Grey Cup"><img src="https://www.coinsandcanada.com/medias/bandeau/sections/1-dollar-2012-grey-cup.jpg" alt="1 dollar 2012 - Grey Cup" class="responsive"></a></p> <h3><a href="coins-articles.php?article=1-dollar-2012-grey-cup&id=1017" title="1 dollar 2012 - Grey Cup">1 dollar 2012 - Grey Cup</a></h3> <p>The Royal Canadian Mint has produced five million one-dollar circulation coins to celebrate the 100th Grey Cup. The coin, featuring the iconic Grey Cup, was used during the coin toss prior to each CFL庐 game in the lead-up to and during the 100th Grey Cup game in Toronto on November 25, 2012.</p> </div> <div class="news"> <p><strong>November 7, 2024</strong></p> <p class="zoom"><a href="coins-prices.php?canadian_coins=1-dollar-1965-1989" title="1 dollar 1965 to 1989 - Price guide and values"><img src="https://www.coinsandcanada.com/medias/bandeau/sections/canadian-coins-1-dollar-1965-1989.jpg" alt="1 dollar 1965 to 1989 - Price guide and values" class="responsive"></a></p> <h3><a href="coins-prices.php?canadian_coins=1-dollar-1965-1989" title="1 dollar 1965 to 1989 - Price guide and values">1 dollar 1965 to 1989 - Price guide and values</a></h3> <p>The price to produce a 100% nickel dollar coin became too high in the 80's. The Mint decided to replace the coin completely including composition, size and design. With the introduction of the $ 1 coin in 1987, the issuing of $ 1 notes ended in 1989.</p> </div> <div class="news"> <p><strong>November 6, 2024</strong></p> <p class="zoom"><a href="coins-articles.php?article=2-dollars-2024-nunangat-&id=1028" title="2 dollars 2024 - Nunangat"><img src="https://www.coinsandcanada.com/medias/bandeau/sections/2-dollars-2024-nunangat.jpg" alt="2 dollars 2024 - Nunangat" class="responsive"></a></p> <h3><a href="coins-articles.php?article=2-dollars-2024-nunangat-&id=1028" title="2 dollars 2024 - Nunangat">2 dollars 2024 - Nunangat</a></h3> <p>The Royal Canadian Mint issued a $2 commemorative circulation coin as an invitation to all people living in Canada to celebrate Inuit Nunangat. According to the Royal Canadian Mint, this coin is also an invitation to learn more about the distinct ways of life and culture of Inuit thriving in this vast northern homeland.</p> </div> <div class="news"> <p><strong>November 4, 2024</strong></p> <p class="zoom"><a href="banknotes-dominion-of-canada.php" title="Dominion of Canada banknotes price guide and values"><img src="https://www.coinsandcanada.com/medias/bandeau/sections/banknotes-dominion-1870-1882.jpg" alt="Dominion of Canada banknotes price guide and values" class="responsive"></a></p> <h3><a href="banknotes-dominion-of-canada.php" title="Dominion of Canada banknotes price guide and values">Dominion of Canada banknotes of 1870 to 1882</a></h3> <p>The value of a Dominion of Canada banknote depends on several factors such as rarity, wear, mintage, supply and demand, etc. This section will help you to find the value of your Dominion of Canada banknotes.</p> </div> <div class="news"> <p><strong>November 3, 2024</strong></p> <p class="zoom"><a href="coins-prices-newfoundland.php?canadian_coins=2-dollars-1865-1888" title="2 dollars 1865 to 1888 Newfoundland"><img src="https://www.coinsandcanada.com/medias/bandeau/sections/newfoundland-coins-2-dollars-1865-1888.jpg" alt="2 dollars 1865 to 1888 Newfoundland" class="responsive"></a></p> <h3><a href="coins-prices-newfoundland.php?canadian_coins=2-dollars-1865-1888" title="2 dollars 1865 to 1888 Newfoundland">2 dollars 1865 to 1888 Newfoundland</a></h3> <p>Like all other British North American colonies, Newfoundland adopted, in the mid-19th century, a decimal currency. However, in introducing the new currency in 1865, Newfoundland, unlike other colonies, chose to include a gold coin among the denominations it was issuing.</p> </div> <div class="news"> <p><strong>November 3, 2024</strong></p> <p class="zoom"><a href="coins-prices.php?canadian_coins=1-dollar-1953-1964" title="1 dollar 1953 to 1964 - Price guide and values"><img src="https://www.coinsandcanada.com/medias/bandeau/sections/canadian-coins-1-dollar-1953-1964.jpg" alt="1 dollar 1953 to 1964 - Price guide and values" class="responsive"></a></p> <h3><a href="coins-prices.php?canadian_coins=1-dollar-1953-1964" title="1 dollar 1953 to 1964 - Price guide and values">1 dollar 1953 to 1964 - Price guide and values</a></h3> <p>The reverse was designed by Emanuel Hahn and depicts a voyageur and a First Nations man paddling a canoe, except for the 1954 dollar made to mark the 100th of the meeting that led to the Confederation.</p> </div> <div class="news"> <p><strong>November 1, 2024</strong></p> <p class="zoom"><a href="coins-prices-newfoundland.php?canadian_coins=50-cents-1870-1919" title="50 cents 1870 to 1919 Newfoundland"><img src="https://www.coinsandcanada.com/medias/bandeau/sections/newfoundland-coins-50-cents-1870-1919.jpg" alt="50 cents 1870 to 1919 Newfoundland" class="responsive"></a></p> <h3><a href="coins-prices-newfoundland.php?canadian_coins=50-cents-1870-1919" title="50 cents 1870 to 1919 Newfoundland">50 cents 1870 to 1919 Newfoundland</a></h3> <p>The <strong>50 cents</strong> was a popular coin in Newfoundland. The reverse changed in 1904.</p> </div> <div class="news"> <p><strong>October 30, 2024</strong></p> <p class="zoom"><a href="coins-prices.php?canadian_coins=1-dollar-1935-1952" title="1 dollar 1935 to 1952 - Price guide and values"><img src="https://www.coinsandcanada.com/medias/bandeau/sections/canadian-coins-1-dollar-1935-1952.jpg" alt="1 dollar 1935 to 1952 - Price guide and values" class="responsive"></a></p> <h3><a href="coins-prices.php?canadian_coins=1-dollar-1935-1952" title="1 dollar 1935 to 1952 - Price guide and values">1 dollar 1935 to 1952 - Price guide and values</a></h3> <p>The first reverse of the <strong>1 dollar</strong> (excluding the <a href="coins-prices-patterns-essays-trials.php?coin=pc-1-dollar-patterns-1911&years=pc-1-dollar-patterns-1911-1911">1911</a>) coin was designed by Emanuel Hahn and depicts a voyageur and a First Nations man paddling a canoe.</p> </div> <div class="news"> <p><strong>October 28, 2024</strong></p> <p class="zoom"><a href="banknotes-prices.php" title="Bank of Canada banknotes price guide and values"><img src="https://www.coinsandcanada.com/medias/bandeau/sections/banknotes-canada-2015-2022.jpg" alt="Bank of Canada banknotes price guide and values" class="responsive"></a></p> <h3><a href="banknotes-prices.php" title="Bank of Canada banknotes price guide and values">Bank of Canada banknotes of 2011 to 2024 price guide and values</a></h3> <p>In 2015, a commemorative $20 banknote was released followed by a commemorative $10 banknote in 2017. The new 10 dollars banknote was launched in 2018 and shows Viola Desmond, icon of the human rights and freedoms movement in Canada.<p> </div> <div class="news"> <p><strong>October 28, 2024</strong></p> <p class="zoom"><a href="coins-prices-gold-1912-1913-1914.php" title="Gold coins from 1912 to 1914 values"><img src="https://www.coinsandcanada.com/medias/bandeau/sections/canadian-coins-5-10-dollars-gold.jpg" alt="Gold coins from 1912 to 1914 values" class="responsive"></a></p> <h3><a href="coins-prices-gold-1912-1913-1914.php" title="Gold coins from 1912 to 1914 values">Gold coins from 1912 to 1914 values</a></h3> <p>In 1853, Canada adopted the gold standard - a move that simplified trade, but also required that the country have sufficient gold reserves to back its currency. This standard helped develop a growing interest in minting gold at a Canadian mint.</p> </div> <div class="news"> <p><strong>October 26, 2024</strong></p> <p class="zoom"><a href="coins-prices.php?canadian_coins=50-cents-1990-2024" title="50 cents 1990 to 2024 - Price guide and values"><img src="https://www.coinsandcanada.com/medias/bandeau/sections/canadian-coins-50-cents-1990-2022.jpg" alt="50 cents 1990 to 2024 - Price guide and values" class="responsive"></a></p> <h3><a href="coins-prices.php?canadian_coins=50-cents-1990-2024" title="50 cents 1990 to 2024 - Price guide and values">50 cents 1990 to 2024 - Price guide and values</a></h3> <p>Even if nearly never in circulation, several changes happened in the recent years on the <strong>50 cents</strong> coin including the following years: 1992, 2002, 2006, 2017...</p> </div> <div class="news"> <p><strong>October 25, 2024</strong></p> <p class="zoom"><a href="coins-prices-newfoundland.php?canadian_coins=25-cents-1917-1919" title="25 cents 1917 to 1919 Newfoundland"><img src="https://www.coinsandcanada.com/medias/bandeau/sections/newfoundland-coins-25-cents-1917-1919.jpg" alt="25 cents 1917 to 1919 Newfoundland" class="responsive"></a></p> <h3><a href="coins-prices-newfoundland.php?canadian_coins=25-cents-1917-1919" title="25 cents 1917 to 1919 Newfoundland">25 cents 1917 and 1919 Newfoundland</a></h3> <p>The Ottawa Mint convinced the Newfoundland government to change the 20 cents denomination to <strong>25 cents</strong> in 1917. This coin was only made for 2 years with a similar reverse as the 1904 20 cents. </p> </div> <div class="news"> <p><strong>October 23, 2024</strong></p> <p class="zoom"><a href="coins-prices.php?canadian_coins=50-cents-1965-1989" title="50 cents 1965 to 1989 - Price guide and values"><img src="https://www.coinsandcanada.com/medias/bandeau/sections/canadian-coins-50-cents-1965-1989.jpg" alt="50 cents 1965 to 1989 - Price guide and values" class="responsive"></a></p> <h3><a href="coins-prices.php?canadian_coins=50-cents-1965-1989" title="50 cents 1965 to 1989 - Price guide and values">50 cents 1965 to 1989 - Price guide and values</a></h3> <p>The composition of the <strong>50 cents</strong> changed in 1968 from silver to nickel. In 1977, design on both sides became smaller on the reverse showed beads instead of denticles.</p> </div> <div class="news"> <p><strong>October 22, 2024</strong></p> <p class="zoom"><a href="banknotes-prices.php?banknotes=Canadian_banknotes_from_2004_to_2011&id_cat=26" title="Bank of Canada values and prices of 2004 to 2011 banknotes"><img src="https://www.coinsandcanada.com/medias/bandeau/sections/banknotes-canada-2004-2006.jpg" alt="Bank of Canada values and prices of 2004 to 2011 banknotes" class="responsive"></a></p> <h3><a href="banknotes-prices.php?banknotes=Canadian_banknotes_from_2004_to_2011&id_cat=26" title="Bank of Canada values and prices of 2004 to 2011 banknotes">Bank of Canada values and prices of 2004 to 2011 banknotes</a></h3> <p>Research for a new note series was under way by 1997. As high-resolution colour copiers, inkjet printers, and computer scanners became more affordable, the potential for counterfeiting intensified. With the goal of having a new design ready by 2000, a process that usually takes six years was collapsed into three. </p> </div> <div class="news"> <p><strong>October 20, 2024</strong></p> <p class="zoom"><a href="coins-prices-gold-sovereigns.php" title="Gold Sovereigns of Canada"><img src="https://www.coinsandcanada.com/medias/bandeau/sections/canadian-coins-gold-sovereign.jpg" alt="Gold Sovereigns of Canada" class="responsive"></a></p> <h3><a href="coins-prices-gold-sovereigns.php" title="Gold Sovereigns of Canada">Gold Sovereigns of Canada</a></h3> <p>Because the Ottawa Mint was a branch of the Royal Mint in 1908, it was part of the duty to produce Gold Sovereign for London. The mintmark C above the date stands for Canada.</p> </div> <div class="news"> <p><strong>October 18, 2024</strong></p> <p class="zoom"><a href="coins-prices.php?canadian_coins=50-cents-1937-1964" title="50 cents 1937 to 1964 - Price guide and values"><img src="https://www.coinsandcanada.com/medias/bandeau/sections/canadian-coins-50-cents-1937-1964.jpg" alt="50 cents 1937 to 1964 - Price guide and values" class="responsive"></a></p> <h3><a href="coins-prices.php?canadian_coins=50-cents-1937-1964" title="50 cents 1937 to 1964 - Price guide and values">50 cents 1937 to 1964 - Price guide and values</a></h3> <p>The reverse changed in 1937 on the <strong>50 cents coins</strong>. 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