Value | 0.50 Canadian dollar |
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Mass | 6.9 g |
Diameter | 27.13 mm |
Thickness | 1.95 mm |
Edge | Milled |
Composition | Nickel-plated steel 93.15% steel, 4.75% Cu, 2.1% Ni plating |
Years of minting | 1870–present |
Catalogue number | – |
Obverse | |
Design | Elizabeth II, Queen of Canada |
Designer | Susanna Blunt |
Design date | 2003 |
Reverse | |
Design | Canadian coat of arms |
Designer | Thomas Shingles |
Design date | 1959, updated 1997 |
Years | Weight | Diameter | Thickness | Composition |
---|---|---|---|---|
2000–present | 6.9 g | 27.13 mm | 1.95 mm | 93.15% steel, 4.75% copper, 2.1% nickel plating |
1980–1999 | 8.10 g | 27.13 mm | 1.9 mm | 99.9% nickel |
1968–1979 | 8.10 g | 27.13 mm | 1.93 mm | 99.9% nickel |
1920–1967 | 11.66 g | 29.72 mm | n/a | 80% silver, 20% copper |
1908–1919 | 11.62 g | 29.72 mm | n/a | 92.5% silver, 7.5% copper |
Image | Year | Theme | Artist | Mintage | Special notes |
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1967 | Canadian Centennial | Alex Colville | 4,211,395 | Features a howling wolf | |
2002 | Golden Jubilee of Elizabeth II | Cathy Bursey-Sabourin | 14,440,000 | 50th anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II's accession to the throne. Obverse shows her royal cypher 'EIIR' instead of the usual 'Elizabeth II'. | |
2017 | Canada 150 | Ariana Cuvin | 875,000 | Features the Canada 150 logo |
Year | Theme | Mintage | Issue price |
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2005 | Coat of arms | 2,298 | $14.95 |
2006 | New mint mark | 5,000 | $29.95 |