Canadian 10-cent coin · 1858 - 1936

The crossed maple boughs

The design of two crossed maple boughs appear on all 10-cent, 25-cent, and 50-cent coins from 1858 to 1936.

What a coin with this design is made of

Every year of this design falls inside a period the Mint records as silver-bearing, so any circulated example carries silver. How much depends on the date, because the fineness changed within the run.

Across the years the Mint reports for this design, 64,474,109 10-cent coins were struck.

Denomination

Canadian 10-cent coin

Sterling silver to 1919, 80% silver to 1967, pure nickel from 1968 and plated steel from 2000. The smallest Canadian coin and the one most often found in a jar.

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Every year of this design

Year	Composition	Silver	Mintage
1908	92.5% silver, 7.5% copper	0.0690 ozt .925	776,666
1909	92.5% silver, 7.5% copper	0.0690 ozt .925	1,697,200
1910	92.5% silver, 7.5% copper; or 92.5% silver, 7.5% copper	0.0690 ozt .925	4,468,331
1911	92.5% silver, 7.5% copper	0.0693 ozt .925	2,737,584
1912	92.5% silver, 7.5% copper	0.0693 ozt .925	2,234,557
1913	92.5% silver, 7.5% copper	0.0693 ozt .925	3,613,937
1914	92.5% silver, 7.5% copper	0.0693 ozt .925	2,549,811
1915	92.5% silver, 7.5% copper	0.0693 ozt .925	688,057
1916	92.5% silver, 7.5% copper	0.0693 ozt .925	4,218,114
1917	92.5% silver, 7.5% copper	0.0693 ozt .925	5,011,988
1918	92.5% silver, 7.5% copper	0.0693 ozt .925	5,133,602
1919	92.5% silver, 7.5% copper	0.0693 ozt .925	7,877,722
1920	80% silver, 20% copper	0.0599 ozt .800	6,305,345
1921	80% silver, 20% copper	0.0599 ozt .800	2,469,562
1922	80% silver, 20% copper	0.0599 ozt .800	none struck
1923	80% silver, 20% copper	0.0599 ozt .800	none struck
1924	80% silver, 20% copper	0.0599 ozt .800	none struck
1925	80% silver, 20% copper	0.0599 ozt .800	none struck
1926	80% silver, 20% copper	0.0599 ozt .800	none struck
1927	80% silver, 20% copper	0.0599 ozt .800	none struck
1928	80% silver, 20% copper	0.0599 ozt .800	2,458,602
1929	80% silver, 20% copper	0.0599 ozt .800	3,253,888
1930	80% silver, 20% copper	0.0599 ozt .800	1,831,043
1931	80% silver, 20% copper	0.0599 ozt .800	2,067,421
1932	80% silver, 20% copper	0.0599 ozt .800	1,154,317
1933	80% silver, 20% copper	0.0599 ozt .800	672,368
1934	80% silver, 20% copper	0.0599 ozt .800	409,067
1935	80% silver, 20% copper	0.0599 ozt .800	384,056
1936	80% silver, 20% copper	0.0599 ozt .800	2,460,871

Other 10 cents reverses

1937 - 1966, 1968 - present

Bluenose

1967

Centennial 10-cent coin

2001

International Year of the Volunteer

2017

Canada 150/My Canada, My Inspiration: Wings of Peace

The design name, its period and the description above are reproduced from the Royal Canadian Mint’s reverse design notes for the 10-cent coin, retrieved 2026-09-04. Compositions and mintages come from the same page. This site publishes no variety, grade or catalogue distinctions, because those are not in the Mint’s record. Methodology.