History of Canadian currency

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  • Canada uses gold standard

    Canada uses gold standard
  • Indian Emporer on canadian dollars

  • British and US money legal tender in Canada

  • Canada has 4$ bill

  • Paper money convertible to gold standard

  • American and Canadian equal

    British soverign worth 4.8666 Canadian dollars
  • People take advantage of turning paper money into gold coins

  • Ottowa mint opens

    Ottowa mint opens
  • Earl Gray strikes first coin

  • Authorities can't manage exchange from paper money to gold standard

  • King George V on coins

  • Mint opens it's own refinery

  • Large 1 cent coin changed to be smaller.Closer to their American counterpart

  • Canada switches to a nickel 5 cent coin

    Canada switches to a nickel 5 cent coin
  • Canada stops use of gold standard

    Canada stops use of gold standard
  • Bank of Canada only place to get paper currency

  • 25$ and 500$ bank notes

    25$ and 500$ bank notes
  • First silver dollar

  • penny gets maple leaf detail

  • nickel gets beaver detail

  • Dime gets bluenose detail

    Dime gets bluenose detail
  • quarter gets caribou detail

  • fifty cent coin gets a coat of arms

  • last bank notes released

  • due to nickel needed for munitions tombac used for 5 cent coin

    due to nickel needed for munitions tombac used for 5 cent coin
  • India gains independance emperor removed from coin

  • Changes actually made to take Indian emperor off coins

  • Coin to commerate Newfoundland joining Canada

  • Coin to commerate WW2

    Coin to commerate WW2
  • A.F. Cronstedt on 5 cent coin

  • Queen Elizabeth on coinage

    Queen Elizabeth on coinage
  • Paper currency redesigned

  • Coat of Arms simplified

  • Centennial of B.C silver coin with totem& Stephen Trenka

  • Edward the Confessor crown on back of 50 cent coin instead of Tudor crown

  • commerative dollar for the confederation conferences

  • Queen Elizabeth's effigy updated

  • Penny gets rock dove design

  • nickel gets rabbit design

  • Dime gets mackerel design

  • Quarter gets bobcat design

  • 50 cent coin gets wolf design