1 dollar — Canada (1984) — 450th Anniversary of Cartier's Landing at Gaspé Peninsula

Special facts

A dollar of 1984 for the 450th anniversary of Jacques Cartier’s landing on the Gaspé Peninsula: in 1534 the navigator raised a cross there and claimed the land for the French king; designed by Hector Greville.

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: 1984

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• 10 cent — Mackerel KM# 67 50% silver
• 25 cent — Lynx KM# 68 80% silver
• 25 cent — Lynx KM# 68 50% silver
• 50 cent — Wolf KM# 69
• 1 dollar — Canada goose KM# 70
• 1970
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• 1971
• 1 dollar — 100th Anniversary of the Accession of British Columbia KM# 79
• 1973
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• 1 dollar — 100th Anniversary of the Accession of Prince Edward Island KM# 82
• 1974
• 1 dollar — 100th Anniversary of Winnipeg KM# 88
• 1982
• 1 dollar — Constitution Acts of 1867 & 1982 KM# 134
• 1984
• 1 dollar — 450th Anniversary of Cartier's Landing at Gaspé Peninsula KM# 141
• 1992
• 1 cent — Maple twig KM# 204
• 5 cent — Beaver KM# 205
• 10 cent — Bluenose KM# 206
• 25 cent — Caribou Charlton# RC-614 Mule
• 25 cent — New Brunswick KM# 203
• 25 cent — Northwest Territories KM# 212
• 25 cent — Newfoundland KM# 213
• 25 cent — Manitoba KM# 214
• 25 cent — Yukon KM# 220
• 25 cent — Alberta KM# 221
• 25 cent — Prince Edward Island KM# 222
• 25 cent — Ontario KM# 223

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