8 dollars — Canada (2015–2023) — Bison
KM# 2978
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Special facts
Vanessa Miller’s bison on the bullion 8 dollars, an ounce and a quarter of silver, issues from 2015.
About the period
The coins of Charles III: the king’s portrait by the Montreal artist Steven Rosati was unveiled on 14 November 2023, the king’s 75th birthday, at the mint in Winnipeg, and the first coin struck with it was the dollar of 2023. By December of that year the portrait had reached every circulating denomination, and the coins of Elizabeth II circulate alongside the new ones. More about the period “Charles III”, 2022 — to present
Specifications
- Period
- Charles III
- Currency
- 1 dollar = 100 cent
- Issue type
- Collector
- Metal
- Silver
- Fineness
- 999.9
- Precious metal weight
- 38.876 g
- Diameter
- 38.0 mm
- Thickness
- 4.1 mm
- Weight
- 38.88 g
- Shape
- Round
- Orientation
- Medal (↑↑)
Variants
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Other items of the period
- 2015–2023
- 8 dollars — Bison KM# 2978
- 2023
- 5 cent — Beaver KM# 3287
- 5 cent — In the name of Elizabeth II KM# 3287
- 5 cent — 1947 coin marked with a maple leaf KM# 3335
- 10 cent — Bluenose KM# 3288
- 10 cent — In the name of Elizabeth II KM# 3288
- 25 cent — Caribou KM# 3289
- 25 cent — In the name of Elizabeth II KM# 3289
- 50 cent — Commemorating the reign of Queen Elizabeth II KM# 3290
- 50 cent — Coat of arms KM# 3290
- 50 cent — Holiday Sledding KM# 3338
- 50 cent — Mosaic of Canadian Icons KM# 3340
- 50 cent — Gold Maple Leaf KM# 3341
- 1 dollar — Loon KM# 3291 Gold plated silver
- 1 dollar — In the name of Elizabeth II KM# 3291
- 1 dollar — Born in 2023 KM# 3292
- 1 dollar — Happy Birthday KM# 3293
- 1 dollar — O Canada 2023 KM# 3294
- 1 dollar — Kathleen “Kit” Coleman KM# 3295 Gilded
- 1 dollar — Kathleen “Kit” Coleman KM# 3295
- 1 dollar — 35 years of the Silver Maple Leaf KM# 3296
- 1 dollar — Fractional KM# 3297
- 1 dollar — Peace Dollar KM# 3298
- 1 dollar — Loon KM# 3342
- 1 dollar — Holiday 2023 KM# 3343
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