1 dollar — Canada (1980) — 100th Anniversary of the Arctic Territories

Special facts

A silver dollar of 1980 for the centenary of Britain’s transfer of the Arctic islands to Canada in 1880.

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 coins of the period

• 1976
• 10 dollars (1976) — 1976 Olympics Montréal: Field Hockey KM# 112
• 10 dollars (1976) — 1976 Olympics Montréal: Olympic Stadium KM# 113
• 10 dollars (1976) — 1976 Olympics Montréal: Olympic Velodrome KM# 114
• 100 dollars (1976) — Montreal Olympics 1976: Montréal Olympics KM# 115
  14k
• 100 dollars (1976) — Montreal Olympics 1976: Montréal Olympics KM# 116
  22k
• 1977
• 1 dollar (1977) — Silver Jubilee KM# 118
• 100 dollars (1977) — Silver Jubilee KM# 119
• 1978
• 1 dollar (1978) — 1978 Commonwealth Games, Edmonton KM# 121
• 100 dollars (1978) — Canadian Unity: National Unity KM# 122
• 1979
• 1 dollar (1979) — 300th Anniversary of the Griffon KM# 124
• 1979–1989
• 50 dollars (1979–1989) — Gold Maple Leaf KM# 125
  2nd portrait
• 1979
• 100 dollars (1979) — International Year of The Child KM# 126
• 1980
• 1 dollar (1980) — 100th Anniversary of the Arctic Territories KM# 128
• 100 dollars (1980) — Kayak KM# 129
• 1981
• 1 dollar (1981) — 100th Anniversary of the Trans-Canada Railway KM# 130
• 100 dollars (1981) — Adoption of "Ô Canada" as national anthem on July 1, 1980 KM# 131
• 1982
• 1 dollar (1982) — Regina Centennial KM# 133
• 1982–1989
• 5 dollars (1982–1989) — Gold Maple Leaf KM# 135
  2nd portrait
• 10 dollars (1982–1989) — Gold Maple Leaf KM# 136
  2nd portrait
• 1982
• 100 dollars (1982) — Repatriation of the Canadian Constitution KM# 137
• 1983
• 1 dollar (1983) — 1983 World University Games, Edmonton KM# 138
• 100 dollars (1983) — 400th anniversary of St. John's, Newfoundland KM# 139
• 1984
• 1 dollar (1984) — 150th Anniversary of Toronto KM# 140
• 100 dollars (1984) — Jacques Cartier KM# 142
• 1985
• 1 dollar (1985) — 100th Anniversary of the National Parks KM# 143