1 Dollar - Elizabeth II (1st portrait) 1953-1963 front 1 Dollar - Elizabeth II (1st portrait) 1953-1963 back
1 Dollar - Elizabeth II (1st portrait) 1953-1963 photo
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1 Dollar - Elizabeth II 1st portrait

 
Silver (.800) (.800 silver .200 copper) 23.33 g 36.00 mm
Description
Issuer
Canada
Queen
Elizabeth II (1952-2022)
Type
Standard circulation coin
Years
1953-1963
Value
1 Dollar 1 CAD = USD 0.74
Currency
Dollar (1858-date)
Composition
Silver (.800) (.800 silver .200 copper)
Weight
23.33 g
Diameter
36.00 mm
Thickness
2.84 mm
Shape
Round
Technique
Milled
Orientation
Medal alignment ↑↑
Updated
2024-10-04
References
Numista
N#453
Rarity index
8%

Reverse

A voyageur and an aboriginal traveling by canoe, carrying bundles of which one bears the initials "HB" for Hudson's Bay Company, are surrounded with the face value and the inscription "CANADA"

Script: Latin

Lettering:
C A N A D A
1961
D O L L A R
EH

Engraver: Emanuel Otto Hahn

Edge

Milled

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