Canadian 1-dollar coin · Elizabeth II
1992 Canadian 1 dollar
A 1992 Canadian 1-dollar coin contains no silver.
Reported mintage, 1992
27,253,000The Mint records this coin as 91.5% nickel, 8.5% bronze 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 - 2002 | 91.5% nickel, 8.5% bronze plating | 7 g | none | 26.5 mm | attracted |
How many were struck
Reported mintage, 1992
That is the 63rd lowest of the 80 years in which the Mint reports striking a 1-dollar coin, in a range running from 18,780 to 205,405,000. 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
A new effigy of Queen Elizabeth II was unveiled in 1990 when she was 64 years old. This was the first to be designed by a Canadian, Dora de Pédery-Hunt, and the coin kept the ELIZABETH II D G REGINA inscription.
The design on the reverse
1992
The 125th Anniversary of Confederation
Rita Swanson's design features three children with a Canadian flag on Parliament Hill in commemoration of Canada's 125th birthday. Note the clock on the Peace Tower reads 1:25.
The rest of your 1992 change
Nobody inherits one denomination. If there is a 1992 1-dollar coin in the tin, these are the other coins carrying that date and whether they hold any silver.