50 cent — Canada (1998) — Blue Whale

Special facts

The blue whale, the largest animal on Earth, on the 50 cents of 1998.

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 items of the period

• 1997
• 300 dollars (1997) — Wood Bison KM# 303
• 1998
• 1 cent (1998) — Royal Canadian Mint, Antique finish KM# 309
• 1 cent (1998) — Royal Canadian Mint KM# 332
• 5 cent (1998) — RCM Anniversary: Royal Canadian Mint KM# 310
• 10 cent (1998) — RCM Anniversary: Royal Canadian Mint KM# 311
• 25 cent (1998) — RCM Anniversary: Royal Canadian Mint KM# 312
• 50 cent (1998) — RCM Anniversary: Royal Canadian Mint KM# 313
• 50 cent (1998) — Canadian Sports: Figure Skating KM# 314
• 50 cent (1998) — Canadian Sports: Ski Racing KM# 315
• 50 cent (1998) — Killer Whale KM# 318
• 50 cent (1998) — Humpback whale KM# 319
• 50 cent (1998) — Beluga Whale KM# 320
• 50 cent (1998) — Blue Whale KM# 321
• 50 cent (1998) — First Overseas Canadian Soccer Tour KM# 327
• 50 cent (1998) — 20 Years Canadian Auto Racing: Grand Prix F1 Auto Racing KM# 328
• 1 dollar (1998) — 125th Anniversary of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police KM# 306
• 5 dollars (1998) — Dr.Norman Bethune KM# 316
• 15 dollars (1998) — Year of the Tiger KM# 304
• 20 dollars (1998) — Bombardier CP-107 Argus KM# 329
• 20 dollars (1998) — Bombardier CL-215 Waterbomber KM# 330
• 30 dollars (1998) — Canada's endangered species: Grey Wolf KM# 322
• 50 dollars (1998) — Silver Maple Leaf KM# 326
  10 oz silver bullion coinage; 3rd portrait
• 75 dollars (1998) — Canada's endangered species: Grey Wolf KM# 323
• 100 dollars (1998) — Discovery of Insulin KM# 307
• 150 dollars (1998) — Grey Wolf KM# 324