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Canada 10 cents - Elizabeth II 1967

Canada · 1967 · 10 cents
Common
€1.97minimum price
32,309,135coins minted
€3.21silver value · 1.86 g fine at today’s price
N384 KM67 SCHöN69
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The coin's story

Commemorative coin Centenary of the Canadian Confederation. The Centennial of Canada was an important opportunity for the country to reflect on its past, celebrate its present and look forward to its future, while highlighting its culture, linguistic duality and national identity. Obverse: Bust to the right of 37-year-old Queen Elizabeth II wearing a tiara. Reverse: A mackerel is surrounded by face value and inscription "CANADA 1867-1967". the mackerel was chosen to represent continuity.

    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

    10 CENTSCANADA 1867-1967

    A mackerel is surrounded by face value and inscription "CANADA 1867-1967". the mackerel was chosen to represent continuity.

    ACEngraved by Alex Colville, Myron Cook

    Specifications

    • Denomination10 cents
    • Year1967
    • Mintage32,309,135
    • MaterialSilver 0.800
    • ShapeRound
    • Diameter18.03 mm
    • Thickness1.22 mm
    • Weight2.33 g
    • EdgeReeded
    • ScriptsLatin

    Actual size

    10 cents 18.03 mm 2 € 25.75 mm 1 € 23.25 mm

    Actual size compared with the 2 € and 1 € coins. Thickness: 1.22 mm.

    Composition

    Silver80 % Copper20 %

    Reference catalogues

    N384Numista KM67Krause (Standard Catalog of World Coins) SCHöN69Schön

    Same country, same period at the scale of real diameters

    10 cents1967 · 18.03 mm 25 cents1966 · 23.88 mm 25 cents1967 · 23.88 mm 50 cents1967 · 29.72 mm 1 dollar1965 · 36.06 mm 1 dollar1967 · 36.06 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 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 1979Canada $1 - Elizabeth II 1979

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