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1 Dollar - Elizabeth II Constitution
| Issuer | Royal Canadian Mint |
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| Year | 1982 |
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| Technique | Milled |
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| Obverse description | Draped bust of Queen Elizabeth II facing right, after the portrait modelled by Arnold Machin, depicting the Queen wearing a tiara and light drapery at the shoulder. The legend ELIZABETH II arcs above the effigy in the upper field. CANADA and the date 1982 appear in the lower field flanking the portrait, with DOLLAR inscribed immediately below the bust truncation. The design is rendered in shallow relief consistent with circulation coinage of the period. |
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| Obverse lettering | ELIZABETH II CANADA 1982 DOLLAR |
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The 1982 dollar commemorates the patriation of the Canadian Constitution — the culmination of negotiations that saw Pierre Trudeau's government finally sever the last legislative ties to the British Parliament through the Canada Act. The process was contentious enough that Quebec refused to sign the constitutional accord, a political fracture that remains unresolved to this day.
This was the first year the dollar appeared in nickel rather than the traditional silver or nickel-brass formats of previous commemoratives, reflecting a straightforward cost decision by the mint.