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What is a One Dollar Coin?

The 1 dollar coin in the country of Canada is most commonly referred to as the loonie. It is a bronze plated, gold colored coin that was introduced in the pear 1987. It has images of the common loon which is a Canadian bird that is really well known and is on the reverse of the coin. There is a picture of Queen Elizabeth II on the other side which is the obverse. The design on the 1 dollar coin of Canada was to be the theme of the voyageur which is very similar to the previous 1 dollar coin of this country of Canada. However the master dies by the courier service was lost while in a transit to a royal Canadian mint which is located in Winnipeg. To make sure there was no counterfeiting there was a different symbol that was used.

This 1 dollar coin has now become the symbol of the currency. The newspapers in Canada often have discussions on the rate at which the loonie is against the American dollar. This nickname of loonie that was given to the 1 dollar coin of Canada was made official by the royal canadian mint. The 1 dollar coin is a polygon of 11 sides. It is made of aureate which is a combination of bronze and nickel. Nickel here is electroplated. The total combination of this coin is 8.5% of bronze and 91.5% of nickel. The bronze has a combination of copper and tin. The percentages of copper and tin are 88% and 12% respectively.

The province of Canada has declared all the accounts to be kept in cents and dollars only as of the first of January from the year 1858. The Canadian dollar was also pegged in accordance with the dollar of the United States of America on the standards of gold. Over the next few years all the colonies came together in the confederation of Canada. It did adopt a decimal system that evolved over the years that were coming up. Also British Columbia, New Brunswick and also the Prince Edward Island did adopt some dollars that were equivalent to the Canadian dollar.

Newfoundland and Nova Scotia were two other places that did not adopt this same dollar. Nova Scotia on the other hand made sure that its own currency was retained for a very long time till the year 1871. Until the province of Newfoundland joined the confederation it did issue only its currency. Then it was found that the value of the currencies was not the same and hence it was necessary to adjust it to the value of the Canadian dollar. This was done in the year 1985. Then came the act of the uniform currency is the year 1871 so that all the loose ends were tied up and it was replaced by the Canadian dollar. Slowly there was a change in the value for the Canadian dollar 1.1 dollar was 1 dollar of the United States. Slowly the value of this Canadian dollar floated. What is a One Dollar Coin?

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