100 dollars — Canada (1983) — 400th anniversary of St. John's, Newfoundland

Special facts

Gold 100 dollars of 1983 for the 400th anniversary of St. John’s: in 1583 Humphrey Gilbert claimed Newfoundland here for the English crown.

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

• 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
• 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