Canadian 2-dollar coin · The Founding of Nunavut (1999)
The Founding of Nunavut
Nunavut First Nations artist Germaine Arnaktauyok created a special design to commemorate the founding of Nunavut, Canada's newest territory. This design appeared on all 1999 2-dollar coins produced for general circulation. In 1999, the Polar Bear design appeared only in a limited number of special coin sets produced for the collector market.
What a coin with this design is made of
Every 2-dollar coin carrying this design falls outside the years the Mint records a silver-bearing composition for. There is no silver in any of them, so there is no melt value to work out. What one of these is worth depends on condition and on the date, and this site does not publish figures for either.
Across the years the Mint reports for this design, 25,130,000 2-dollar coins were struck.
Denomination
Introduced in 1996, bimetallic from the start, and never struck in silver for circulation.
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Every year of this design
| Year | Composition | Silver | Mintage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | outer ring 99% nickel, inner core 92% copper, 6% aluminum, 2% nickel | none | 25,130,000 |
Other 2 dollars reverses
(1996-1998 and 2001-2003)
The polar bear (1996-1998 and 2001-2003)
Path of Knowledge (2000)
Path of Knowledge
Two new coins for the 10th Anniversary of the 2-dollar Circulation Coin (2006)
Two new coins for the 10th Anniversary of the 2-dollar Circulation Coin
400th Anniversary of the founding of Quebec City (2008)
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