1 dollar — Canada (2005) — 25th Anniversary of the Marathon of Hope

Special facts

A dollar of 2005 for the 25th anniversary of Terry Fox’s Marathon of Hope: having lost a leg to cancer, he ran more than 5,000 kilometres across half the country on an artificial leg in 1980, raising money to fight the disease. It is the first Canadian circulation coin to portray a Canadian citizen.

About the period

The coins of Elizabeth II were struck from 1953 to 2022, almost seventy years in which four portraits of the queen succeeded one another: by Mary Gillick (1953–1964), Arnold Machin (1965–1989), Dora de Pédery-Hunt (1990–2003), the first portrait by a Canadian sculptor, and Susanna Blunt (from 2003). More about the period “Elizabeth II”, 1952 — 2022

Coins and banknotes of this year: 2005

Other items of the period

• 2002
• 25 cent — Caribou KM# 448
• 25 cent — 135th Anniversary of Confederation and the Queen's Golden Jubilee KM# 451
• 50 cent — Royal coat of arms KM# 444
• 1 dollar — Loon KM# 467
• 2 dollars — Polar bear KM# 449
• 2004–2005
• 25 cent — Remembrance Day KM# 510
• 2004
• 25 cent — 400th Anniversary of the First French Settlement KM# 628
• 1 dollar — Lucky Loonie 2004 KM# 513
• 2005
• 5 cent — 60th Anniversary of Victory in Europe KM# 627
• 25 cent — 100th Anniversary of Alberta KM# 530
• 25 cent — 100th Anniversary of Saskatchewan KM# 532
• 25 cent — Year of the Veteran KM# 535
• 1 dollar — 25th Anniversary of the Marathon of Hope KM# 552
• 2006
• 25 cent — The Medal of Bravery KM# 629
• 25 cent — Breast Cancer Awareness KM# 635
• 1 dollar — Lucky Loonie 2006 KM# 630
• 2 dollars — 10th Anniversary of the Toonie KM# 836
• 2007
• 25 cent — Wheelchair Curling Charlton# RC-674 Mule
• 25 cent — Curling KM# 682
• 25 cent — Ice Hockey KM# 683
• 25 cent — Wheelchair Curling KM# 684
• 25 cent — Biathlon KM# 685
• 2007–2008
• 25 cent — Alpine Skiing KM# 686
• 2008
• 25 cent — Freestyle Skiing KM# 765
• 25 cent — Figure Skating KM# 766

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