1 Dollar - Elizabeth II 2nd portrait, small portrait

€1.00
IssuerCanada
Year1978-1987
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1 Dollar
CurrencyDollar (1858-date)
CompositionNickel
Weight15.62 g
Dimensions32.13 mm
Thickness2.3 mm
Shape and TechniqueRound
Milled
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
Engraver(s)Obverse: Patrick Brindley
Reverse: Terry Smith
In circulation to
Reference(s) Ch#RC-127a, Schön#66.3, KM#120, Ch#RC-136
Obverse descriptionBust of Queen Elizabeth II, as at 37 years of age, wearing tiara, facing right.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringELIZABETH II D·G·REGINA
(Translation: Elizabeth II Queen by the grace of God)
Reverse descriptionA voyageur and an aboriginal paddling a birch-bark canoe with bundles marked `HB` for the Hudson`s Bay Company. In the background, an islet with two wind-swept trees and northern lights in the sky above. Design is surrounded with the face value and the inscription `CANADA`
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringCANADA 1978 DOLLAR EH
EdgeReeded
Mint
Mintage1978  - KM#120.1 - 2 948 488
1979  - KM#120.1 - 1 884 789
1980  - KM#120.1 - 2 922 000
1981  - KM#120.1 - 2 778 900
1981  - KM#120.1 Proof -
1981  - Specimen -
1982  - KM#120.1 - 1 544 398
1982  - KM#120.1 Proof - 180 908
1983  - KM#120.1 - 2 267 525
1983  - KM#120.1 Proof - 166 779
1983  - Specimen -
1984  - KM#120.1 - 1 223 486
1984  - KM#120.1 Proof - 161 602
1985  - KM#120.1 - 3 104 592
1985  - KM#120.1 Proof - 153 950
1986  - KM#120.1 - 3 089 225
1986  - KM#120.1 Proof - 176 224
1987  - KM#120.1 In Sets only - 287 330
1987  - KM#120.1 Proof - 175 686
Catalog ID9954696260
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