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Canada $1 - Elizabeth II 1958

Canada · 1958 · 1 dollar

Uncommon

€19.74minimum price

3,039,630coins minted

€32.12silver value · 18.66 g fine at today’s price

N454 KM55 SCHöN56

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The coin's story

Commemorative coin Centenary of the Gold Rush and the Foundation of British Columbia as a Crown Colony 1858-1958 Obverse. Obverse: Bust to the right of 27-year-old Queen Elizabeth II wearing a laurel wreath. Reverse: A totem in front of the Rocky Mountains is surrounded by inscription "BRITISH COLUMBIA" (British Columbia), "1858' et 1958" dates, face value, and inscription "CANADA". It is reported that the Pacific coast Indians did not like this dollar because the totem would have a symbol of death. It is the only province where totems were made.

Obverse

ELIZABETH II DEI GRATIA REGINAMG

Bust to the right of Queen Elizabeth II, aged 27, wearing a laurel wreath.

TSEngraved by Thomas Shingles

Reverse

CANADA BRITISH COLUMBIA18581958DOLLAR

A totem in front of the Rocky Mountains is surrounded by inscription "BRITISH COLUMBIA" (British Columbia), "1858' et 1958" dates, face value, and inscription "CANADA". It is reported that the Pacific coast Indians did not like this dollar because the totem would have a symbol of death. It is the only province where totems were made.

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