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Canada $1 - Elizabeth II 1979

Canada · 1979 · 1 dollar
Rare
€12.34minimum price
688,671coins minted
€20.08silver value · 11.66 g fine at today’s price
N16315 CHRC-808 KM124
RZIn my collection · album RZRZ-QSDE9
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The coin's story

Commemorative coin 300th anniversary of the Griffon Obverse: Bust to the right of 37-year-old Queen Elizabeth II wearing a tiara. Reverse: The Griffon, the first ship to sail on the Great Lakes.

    Obverse

    ELIZABETH II D·G·REGINA

    Bust to the right of 37-year-old Queen Elizabeth II wearing a tiara.

    AMEngraved by Arnold Machin

    Reverse

    DOLLAR CANADA1679 GRIFFON 1979

    The Griffon, the first ship to sail on the Great Lakes.

    TSEngraved by Terrence Smith

    Specifications

    • Denomination1 dollar
    • Year1979
    • Mintage688,671
    • MaterialSilver 0.500
    • ShapeRound
    • Diameter36 mm
    • Thickness2.84 mm
    • Weight23.32 g
    • EdgeReeded
    • ScriptsLatin

    Actual size

    1 dollar 36 mm 2 € 25.75 mm 1 € 23.25 mm

    Actual size compared with the 2 € and 1 € coins. Thickness: 2.84 mm.

    Composition

    Silver50 % Copper50 %

    Reference catalogues

    N16315Numista CHRC-808CH KM124Krause (Standard Catalog of World Coins)

    Same country, same period at the scale of real diameters

    1 dollar1979 · 36 mm 1 dollar1980 · 36 mm 1 dollar1981 · 36 mm

    By the same engraver: Arnold Machin 17 coins

    1965Canada $1 - Elizabeth II 1965 1966Canada 25 cents - Elizabeth II 1966 1967Canada $1 - Elizabeth II 1967 1967Canada 50 cents - Elizabeth II 1967 1967Canada 25 cents - Elizabeth II 1967 1967Canada 10 cents - Elizabeth II 1967 1971Royaume-Uni ½ New Penny 1971 1971Royaume-Uni 1 New Penny 1971 1971Royaume-Uni 2 New Pence 1971 1978Isle of Man 1⁄2 Sovereign - Elizabeth II 1978

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    18741981

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