100 Dollars - Elizabeth II Supreme Court of Canada

Reverse

Statue of Justice standing up in front of the Supreme Court of Canada Building in Ottawa.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
100 DOLLARS
SD
SUPREME COURT
OF CANADA
COUR SUPRÊME
DU CANADA
1875-2005

Engraver: José Osio

Designer: S. Duranceau

Edge

Reeded

Comment

This coin is part of the 100-dollar coin collection which began in 1976. A coin has been released every year since then.

130th Anniversary of the Supreme Court of Canada
It was a golden moment for Canada s judicial system and for its growing sense of nationhood. As this young colony evolved into a full-fledged nation, a set of universal rules to govern the people was needed. Throughout the 18th century, Canada's first courts of law mirrored the legal systems in Britain and France, but in 1867, the British North America Act* solidified the basic elements of Canada's judicial system. While the Act allowed decisions from provincial courts to be appealed directly to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council in London, England, it also invited parliament to create its own court of appeal. Sir John A. Macdonald was among the statesmen who took up the cause and in 1869, the first bill for a Supreme Court was introduced. On April 8, 1875, Canada's "court of last resort" was born. An essential component of Canadian justice for 130 years, the Supreme Court of Canada has also stood as a powerful symbol of this nation's key values democratic governance, respect for human rights and the rule of law ideals that are yours to celebrate with the 2005 14-Karat Gold Coin. With a stunning proof design that captures the grand architecture of Canada's highest court and the Justitia statue, this coin shines with integrity and national pride.

*Known today as the Constitution Act.

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