Canadian 25-cent coin · 1870 - 1936
The crossed maple boughs
The 25-cent coin was first issued in 1870. The coin used the same design of two crossed maple boughs that appeared on the 10-cent coins 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, 40,560,740 25-cent coins were struck.
Denomination
The denomination where the Mint's own record shows the 1967 to 1968 fall in fineness most clearly, from 80% silver to 50% and then to none at all.
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Every year of this design
| Year | Composition | Silver | Mintage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1908 | 92.5% silver, 7.5% copper | 0.1728 ozt .925 | 495,016 |
| 1909 | 92.5% silver, 7.5% copper | 0.1728 ozt .925 | 1,335,929 |
| 1910 | 92.5% silver, 7.5% copper; or 92.5% silver, 7.5% copper | 0.1728 ozt .925 | 3,577,569 |
| 1911 | 92.5% silver, 7.5% copper | 0.1734 ozt .925 | 1,721,341 |
| 1912 | 92.5% silver, 7.5% copper | 0.1734 ozt .925 | 2,544,199 |
| 1913 | 92.5% silver, 7.5% copper | 0.1734 ozt .925 | 2,213,595 |
| 1914 | 92.5% silver, 7.5% copper | 0.1734 ozt .925 | 1,215,397 |
| 1915 | 92.5% silver, 7.5% copper | 0.1734 ozt .925 | 242,382 |
| 1916 | 92.5% silver, 7.5% copper | 0.1734 ozt .925 | 1,462,566 |
| 1917 | 92.5% silver, 7.5% copper | 0.1734 ozt .925 | 3,365,644 |
| 1918 | 92.5% silver, 7.5% copper | 0.1734 ozt .925 | 4,175,649 |
| 1919 | 92.5% silver, 7.5% copper | 0.1734 ozt .925 | 5,852,262 |
| 1920 | 80% silver, 20% copper | 0.1500 ozt .800 | 1,975,278 |
| 1921 | 80% silver, 20% copper | 0.1500 ozt .800 | 597,337 |
| 1922 | 80% silver, 20% copper | 0.1500 ozt .800 | none struck |
| 1923 | 80% silver, 20% copper | 0.1500 ozt .800 | none struck |
| 1924 | 80% silver, 20% copper | 0.1500 ozt .800 | none struck |
| 1925 | 80% silver, 20% copper | 0.1500 ozt .800 | none struck |
| 1926 | 80% silver, 20% copper | 0.1500 ozt .800 | none struck |
| 1927 | 80% silver, 20% copper | 0.1500 ozt .800 | 468,096 |
| 1928 | 80% silver, 20% copper | 0.1500 ozt .800 | 2,114,178 |
| 1929 | 80% silver, 20% copper | 0.1500 ozt .800 | 2,690,562 |
| 1930 | 80% silver, 20% copper | 0.1500 ozt .800 | 968,748 |
| 1931 | 80% silver, 20% copper | 0.1500 ozt .800 | 537,815 |
| 1932 | 80% silver, 20% copper | 0.1500 ozt .800 | 537,994 |
| 1933 | 80% silver, 20% copper | 0.1500 ozt .800 | 421,282 |
| 1934 | 80% silver, 20% copper | 0.1500 ozt .800 | 384,350 |
| 1935 | 80% silver, 20% copper | 0.1500 ozt .800 | 537,772 |
| 1936 | 80% silver, 20% copper | 0.1500 ozt .800 | 1,125,779 |
Other 25 cents reverses
1937 - 1972, 1974 - 1991, 1993 - 1998, 2001-2008 and 2001-present
The caribou
1967 The centennial 25-cent coin
1967 The centennial 25-cent coin
1973
The RCMP centennial
1992
125th Anniversary of Confederation
1999 Millenium Collection
1999 Millenium Collection
2000 Millenium Collection
2000 Millenium Collection
2002
Canada Day
2004
Ile Sainte-Croix
2004
The Poppy
2005
Saskatchewan Centennial
2005
Alberta Centennial
2005
Year of the Veteran