1 dollar — Canada (1968–1976)

Special facts

The nickel dollar of 1968–1976, smaller than the silver one at 32 millimetres, with a large portrait.

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: 1968, 1969, 1972, 1975, 1976

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