8 dollars — Canada (2016) — Yin and Yang

Special facts

Yin and yang on the silver 8 dollars of 2016, designed by Charles Vinh.

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: 2016

Other items of the period

• 2016
• 5 dollars — November Birthstone KM# 2110.11
• 5 dollars — December Birthstone KM# 2110.12
• 5 dollars — February Birthstone KM# 2110.2
• 5 dollars — March Birthstone KM# 2110.3
• 5 dollars — April Birthstone KM# 2110.4
• 5 dollars — May Birthstone KM# 2110.5
• 5 dollars — June Birthstone KM# 2110.6
• 5 dollars — July Birthstone KM# 2110.7
• 5 dollars — August Birthstone KM# 2110.8
• 5 dollars — September Birthstone KM# 2110.9
• 8 dollars — Snowy Gyrfalcon 1 1⁄2 oz. Silver Bullion Coinage Charlton# RC-1456
• 8 dollars — Bison 1 1⁄4 oz Silver Bullion Coinage Charlton# RC-1467
• 8 dollars — Yin and Yang KM# 2113
• 8 dollars — Dragon Dance KM# 2114
• 10 dollars — A historic reign KM# 2096
• 10 dollars — Canada Geese KM# 2116
• 10 dollars — Celebration of Love KM# 2117
• 10 dollars — Inukshuk: reverse gold plating KM# 2118
• 10 dollars — Maple leaves and 4th Effigy KM# 2120
• 10 dollars — Terror of the Sky KM# 2121
• 10 dollars — Spiked Lizard KM# 2122
• 10 dollars — Armoured Tank KM# 2123
• 10 dollars — Grizzly Bear KM# 2124
• 10 dollars — The Otter KM# 2125
• 10 dollars — Reflections of Wildlife: Arctic Fox KM# 2126

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