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The quarter, short for quarter dollar, is a Canadian coin worth 25 cents or one-fourth of a Canadian dollar. In addition to being used as circulating currency, this denomination has also been used to make commemorative coins struck by the Royal Canadian Mint.
The quarter, short for quarter dollar, is a Canadian coin worth 25 cents or one-fourth of a Canadian dollar.It is a small, circular coin of silver colour. According to the Royal Canadian Mint, the official name for the coin is the 25-cent piece, but in practice, it is usually called a "quarter", much like its American counterpart.
The twenty-five cent coin has borne a caribou on its reverse since the current coin designs were introduced in 1937. [2] The twenty-five cent coin is the coin which is most frequently used for commemorative purposes. For the list of commemorative twenty-five cent coins issued by the Mint, see: Quarter (Canadian coin).
In 1937, there was a pressing demand for 1¢, 10¢, and 25¢ coins, but, as the Royal Canadian Mint was waiting for new tools and matrices to arrive from the Royal Mint, the decision was made to strike coins dated 1936, but a dot would be added in the area near the date to indicate that the coins were struck in 1937.
75% copper 25% nickel N/A Coat of Arms: Value 1976: United States and others: USD: 24.3 mm N/A 5.7 g 75% copper 25% nickel Reeded George Washington: Eagle: 2022: Zimbabwe: N/A 23.0 mm N/A 4.8 g Nickel-plated steel N/A RBZ in various positions with coin date Enclosed in circle with "25" surrounded by "TWENTY-FIVE CENTS BOND COIN" 2014
In 2004, the Royal Canadian Mint produced a test token set as a way to commemorate Canada's first 25 cent coloured coin. The token set contains one twenty-five cent coin, and six test tokens. The tokens for the one cent to the twenty five cents are multi-ply plated while the token for the one and two dollar coins are composed of nickel.
The value of the dollar continued to be set by reference to the British sovereign and the American eagle, at the rate of 4.8666 Canadian dollars equal to £1, and ten Canadian dollars equal to the ten-dollar American eagle, the same rates as set in the 1853 Province of Canada legislation. [54] [56]
The new Canadian dollar was equal in value to the New Brunswick dollar, which was introduced in 1852. [ 3 ] In order to accommodate transactions involving the Nova Scotian pound , the Province of Canada chose to issue a twenty-cent coin, which was the equivalent to a shilling in Nova Scotian currency.