Canadian 1-dollar coin · Elizabeth II
1994 Canadian 1 dollar
A 1994 Canadian 1-dollar coin contains no silver.
Reported mintage, 1994
40,406,000The 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, 1994
That is the 70th 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.
Designs on the reverse
1987 - 1991, 1993 - present
The 1-dollar bill was replaced in 1987 by a new eleven-sided circulation coin nicknamed the 'Loonie'. Robert-Ralph Carmichael's popular design features a Canadian loon, and is made of aureate bronze.
1994
The National War Memorial coin
A representation of the National War Memorial in Ottawa honours the contribution and sacrifice made by Canadian soldiers in both World Wars and the Korean War.
The rest of your 1994 change
Nobody inherits one denomination. If there is a 1994 1-dollar coin in the tin, these are the other coins carrying that date and whether they hold any silver.