50 cent — Canada (2008) — De Havilland Beaver

Special facts

The Beaver aircraft on the gold 50 cents of 2008, a twenty-fifth of an ounce.

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: 2008

Other items of the period

• 2008
• 25 cent — Canadian flag: Oh! Canada KM# 772
• 25 cent — Downy Woodpecker KM# 773
• 25 cent — Northern Cardinal KM# 774
• 25 cent — Anne of Green Gables KM# 776
• 25 cent — 2010 Winter Olympics, Vancouver: Snowboarding KM# 958a Coloured
• 25 cent — 2010 Winter Olympics, Vancouver: Freestyle Skiing KM# 959a Coloured
• 25 cent — 2010 Winter Olympics, Vancouver: Bobsleigh KM# 961a Coloured
• 25 cent — 2010 Winter Olympics, Vancouver: Figure Skating Coloured
• 25 cent — 2010 Winter Olympics, Vancouver: Freestyle skiing
• 25 cent — 2010 Winter Olympics, Vancouver: Snowboarding
• 25 cent — 2010 Winter Olympics, Vancouver: Bobsleigh
• 25 cent — 2010 Winter Olympics, Vancouver: Figure skating
• 50 cent — De Havilland Beaver KM# 777
• 50 cent — Milk Delivery: Triangular coin KM# 778
• 50 cent — Snowman KM# 779
• 50 cent — Ottawa Mint Centennial KM# 780
• 1 dollar — Calgary Flames KM# 721
• 1 dollar — Edmonton Oilers KM# 722
• 1 dollar — Edmonton Oilers KM# 722
• 1 dollar — Montreal Canadiens KM# 723
• 1 dollar — Ottawa Senators KM# 724
• 1 dollar — Toronto Maple Leafs KM# 725
• 1 dollar — Toronto Maple Leafs KM# 725
• 1 dollar — Vancouver Canucks KM# 726
• 1 dollar — Poppy KM# 767

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