1 dollar — Canada (1987–1989)

Special facts

The first loonie, 1987–1989: 205 million were struck in 1987, and the loon was chosen after the voyageur dies went missing in transit.

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 these years: 1987, 1988, 1989

Other items of the period

• 50 cent
• 1953–1958 KM# 53 1st portrait, simplified coat of arms
• 1959–1964 KM# 56 1st portrait, complete coat of arms
• 1965–1966 KM# 63 2nd portrait, silver
• 1968–1989 KM# 75 2nd portrait, Nickel
• 1977 KM# 75 2nd portrait, Modified reverse
• 1990–1996 KM# 185 3rd portrait
• 1997–2000 KM# 290 3rd portrait, revised coat of arms
• 1999–2003 KM# 290 3rd portrait, new composition
• 2003–2006 KM# 494 4th portrait
• 2006–2022 KM# 494 4th portrait with RCM logo
• 1 dollar
• 1953–1963 KM# 54 1st portrait
• 1965–1966 KM# 64 2nd portrait
• 1968–1976 KM# 76 2nd portrait; large portrait
• 1977 KM# 117 2nd portrait; rim beads
• 1978–1987 KM# 120 2nd portrait; small portrait
• 1985 KM# 120 1985; Mule
• 1987–1989 KM# 157 2nd portrait
• 1990–2003 KM# 186 3rd portrait
• 2003–2006 KM# 495 4th portrait
• 2006–2012 KM# 495 4th portrait with RCM logo
• 2012–2022 KM# 1255 4th portrait, new alloy
• 2 dollars
• 1996–2003 KM# 270 3rd portrait; Maple leaf logo
• 2003–2006 KM# 496 4th portrait; Maple leaf logo
• 2006–2012 KM# 837 4th portrait; RCM logo
• 2012–2022 KM# 1257 4th portrait; Security features