2 dollars — Canada (1999) — Creation of the Territory of Nunavut
Charlton# RC-148c
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Special facts
A mule of the 1999 toonie for the creation of Nunavut, 2 dollars from a pair of mismatched dies, known from isolated finds.
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: 1999
Specifications
- Period
- Elizabeth II
- Currency
- 1 dollar = 100 cent
- Issue type
- Commemorative
- Distinguishing feature
- Mule
- Metal
- Bimetallic (aluminium bronze centre in nickel ring)
- Diameter
- 28.0 mm
- Weight
- 7.3 g
- Shape
- Round
- Orientation
- Coin (↑↓)
Other items of the period
- 1999
- 25 cent — March (The Log Drive) KM# 344
- 25 cent — April (Our Northern Heritage) KM# 345
- 25 cent — May (Les Voyageurs) KM# 346
- 25 cent — June (From Coast to Coast) KM# 347
- 25 cent — July (A Nation of People) KM# 348
- 25 cent — August (The Pioneer Spirit) KM# 349
- 25 cent — September (Canada Through a Child’s Eye) KM# 350
- 25 cent — September (Canada Through a Child’s Eye) KM# 350 Mule
- 25 cent — October (A Tribute to First Nations) KM# 351
- 25 cent — November (The Airplane Opens the North) KM# 352 Mule
- 25 cent — November (The Airplane Opens the North) KM# 352
- 25 cent — December (This is Canada) KM# 353
- 2 dollars — Creation of the Territory of Nunavut Charlton# RC-148c Mule
- 2 dollars — Creation of the Territory of Nunavut KM# 357
- 2000
- 25 cent — Health KM# 373
- 25 cent — Freedom KM# 374
- 25 cent — Family KM# 375
- 25 cent — Community KM# 376
- 25 cent — Harmony KM# 377
- 25 cent — Wisdom KM# 378
- 25 cent — Creativity KM# 379
- 25 cent — Ingenuity KM# 380
- 25 cent — Achievement KM# 381
- 25 cent — Natural Legacy KM# 382
- 25 cent — Celebration KM# 383
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