1 dollar — Canada (1987) — 400th Anniversary of the Discovery of Davis Strait

Special facts

A silver dollar of 1987 for the 400th anniversary of the discovery of Davis Strait by the English navigator John Davis, who was searching for the Northwest Passage.

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

Other items of the period

• 1984
• 100 dollars (1984) — Jacques Cartier KM# 142
• 1985
• 1 dollar (1985) — 100th Anniversary of the National Parks KM# 143
• 20 dollars (1985) — 1988 Winter Olympics, Calgary: Alpine Skiing KM# 145
• 20 dollars (1985) — 1988 Winter Olympics, Calgary: Speed Skating KM# 146
• 100 dollars (1985) — National Parks KM# 144
• 1986
• 1 dollar (1986) — Centenary of Vancouver KM# 149
• 20 dollars (1986) — 1988 Winter Olympics, Calgary: Biathlon KM# 147
• 20 dollars (1986) — 1988 Winter Olympics, Calgary: Hockey KM# 148
• 20 dollars (1986) — 1988 Winter Olympics, Calgary: Cross-country Skiing KM# 150
• 20 dollars (1986) — 1988 Winter Olympics, Calgary: Free-style Skiing KM# 151
• 1986–1989
• 20 dollars (1986–1989) — Gold Maple Leaf KM# 153
  2nd portrait
• 1986
• 100 dollars (1986) — International Year of Peace KM# 152
• 1987
• 1 dollar (1987) — 400th Anniversary of the Discovery of Davis Strait KM# 154
• 20 dollars (1987) — 1988 Winter Olympics, Calgary: Ice Skating KM# 155
• 20 dollars (1987) — 1988 Winter Olympics, Calgary: Curling KM# 156
• 20 dollars (1987) — 1988 Winter Olympics, Calgary: Ski Jump KM# 159
• 20 dollars (1987) — 1988 Winter Olympics, Calgary: Bobsled KM# 160
• 100 dollars (1987) — Calgary Olympics KM# 158
• 1988
• 1 dollar (1988) — 250th Anniversary of Saint-Maurice Ironworks KM# 161
• 1988–1989
• 5 dollars (1988–1989) — Silver Maple Leaf KM# 163
  2nd portrait
• 5 dollars (1988–1989) — Platinum Maple Leaf KM# 164
  1/10 oz. Platinum Bullion Coinage; 2nd portrait
• 10 dollars (1988–1989) — Platinum Maple Leaf KM# 165
  2nd portrait
• 20 dollars (1988–1989) — Platinum Maple Leaf KM# 166
  2nd portrait
• 50 dollars (1988–1989) — Platinum Maple Leaf KM# 167
  1 oz. Platinum Bullion Coinage; 2nd portrait
• 1988
• 100 dollars (1988) — Bowhead Whale KM# 162