2 dollars — Canada (1996–2003)
KM# 270
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Special facts
The first toonie, 1996–2003: 315 million coins in 1996; there is a variety on German blanks.
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
Specifications
- Period
- Elizabeth II
- Face value
- 2 dollars: all issues
- Currency
- 1 dollar = 100 cent
- Issue type
- Circulation
- Distinguishing feature
- 3rd portrait; Maple leaf logo
- Metal
- Bimetallic (aluminium bronze centre in nickel ring)
- Diameter
- 28.0 mm
- Thickness
- 1.8 mm
- Weight
- 7.3 g
- Shape
- Round
- Orientation
- Medal (↑↑)
Variants
Help estimate the varieties — use the “Estimate” button in a table row.
| Year | Mint | Mintage | Price | Proof | Details | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | — | 315,483,000 | Estimate | 66,843 | + ☆ | |
| 1996 | — | 10,000,000 | Estimate | — | German planchet | + ☆ |
| 1997 | — | 16,942,000 | Estimate | — | + ☆ | |
| 1998 | — | 5,309,000 | Estimate | — | No mint mark | + ☆ |
| 1998 | WPG | — | Estimate | — | Mint mark W | + ☆ |
| 1999 | — | — | Estimate | — | + ☆ | |
| 2000 | — | — | Estimate | — | No mint mark | + ☆ |
| 2000 | WPG | — | Estimate | — | Mint mark W | + ☆ |
| 2001 | — | 11,910,000 | Estimate | — | + ☆ | |
| 2003 | — | 7,123,697 | Estimate | — | + ☆ |
Other items of the period
- 50 cent
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1953–1958
KM# 53
1st portrait, simplified coat of arms
- 1959–1964 KM# 56 1st portrait, complete coat of arms
- 1965–1966 KM# 63 2nd portrait, silver
- 1968–1989 KM# 75 2nd portrait, Nickel
- 1977 KM# 75 2nd portrait, Modified reverse
- 1990–1996 KM# 185 3rd portrait
- 1997–2000 KM# 290 3rd portrait, revised coat of arms
- 1999–2003 KM# 290 3rd portrait, new composition
- 2003–2006 KM# 494 4th portrait
- 2006–2022 KM# 494 4th portrait with RCM logo
- 1 dollar
- 1953–1963 KM# 54 1st portrait
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1965–1966
KM# 64
2nd portrait
- 1968–1976 KM# 76 2nd portrait; large portrait
- 1977 KM# 117 2nd portrait; rim beads
- 1978–1987 KM# 120 2nd portrait; small portrait
- 1985 KM# 120 1985; Mule
- 1987–1989 KM# 157 2nd portrait
- 1990–2003 KM# 186 3rd portrait
- 2003–2006 KM# 495 4th portrait
- 2006–2012 KM# 495 4th portrait with RCM logo
- 2012–2022 KM# 1255 4th portrait, new alloy
- 2 dollars
- 1996–2003 KM# 270 3rd portrait; Maple leaf logo
- 2003–2006 KM# 496 4th portrait; Maple leaf logo
- 2006–2012 KM# 837 4th portrait; RCM logo
- 2012–2022 KM# 1257 4th portrait; Security features
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