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1 Dollar - Elizabeth II Millennium
| Issuer | Royal Canadian Mint |
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| Year | 2000 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Reverse description | The reverse features a boldly sculpted allegorical composition celebrating Canada's journey into the new millennium. At the center, a stylized human figure with outstretched arms stands triumphantly before a towering rocket or spacecraft, flanked symmetrically by solar panel wings suggesting space exploration and technological achievement. Multiple crescent moon phases arc across the upper field, evoking the passage of time and celestial discovery. The designer's initials DFW appear in the lower field near the base of the central motif. The legend CANADA DOLLAR curves along the lower periphery, with the date 2000 at the top. |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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Canada issued two distinct finishes for this Millennium dollar — a proof and a brilliant uncirculated — both released through collector sets rather than general circulation, which is why surviving examples almost universally lack wear. The coin exists because the Royal Canadian Mint had by 2000 fully abandoned the practice of striking silver dollars for circulation, a tradition that had ended in 1967. The Millennium provided a convenient occasion to revisit the denomination in precious metal without any pretense of monetary use.