Canadian 50-cent coin · Elizabeth II
2013 Canadian 50 cents (half dollar)
A 2013 Canadian 50-cent coin contains no silver.
Reported mintage, 2013
375,000The Mint records this coin as 93.15% steel, 4.75% copper, 2.1% nickel plating. There is no melt trade in it and no dealer prices it by weight.
What the Mint says it is made of
| Period | Composition | Weight | Silver | Diameter | Magnet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 - present | 93.15% steel, 4.75% copper, 2.1% nickel plating | 6.9 g | none | 27.13 mm | attracted |
How many were struck
Reported mintage, 2013
That is the 31st lowest of the 96 years in which the Mint reports striking a 50-cent coin, in a range running from 19,213 to 14,440,000. Mintage is a count of coins made, not of coins that survive: the Mint has no way of knowing how many of these were later returned and melted, and for a silver denomination in the 1960s that number is large.
Portrait on the obverse
Elizabeth II
Canadian artist, Susanna Blunt, designed the effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, again accompanied by the words ELIZABETH II D G REGINA. Blunt's version recalls the effigy of George VI, who also chose to be portrayed without a crown.
Designs on the reverse
1959 - 1966, 1968 - present
The Canadian Government approved a new Coat of Arms in 1957. In 1959 it appeared on the 50-cent coin, where it remains to this day.
1997 - present
In 1994, the motto of the Order of Canada was added to the Coat of Arms, which is the version of the coin produced today.
The rest of your 2013 change
Nobody inherits one denomination. If there is a 2013 50-cent coin in the tin, these are the other coins carrying that date and whether they hold any silver.
| Denomination | Composition in 2013 | Silver | Mintage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 cents nickel | 94.5% steel, 3.5% copper, 2% nickel plating | none | 78,120,000 |
| 10 cents dime | 92% steel, 5.5% copper, 2.5% nickel | none | 104,775,000 |
| 25 cents quarter | 94% steel, 3.8% copper, 2.2% nickel plating | none | 118,480,000 |
| 1 dollar | multi-ply brass plated steel | none | 120,330,000 |
| 2 dollars toonie | outer ring - multi-ply nickel plated steel, insert - multi-ply brass plated aluminum bronze | none | 12,390,000 |