Canadian 25-cent coin · Elizabeth II
1993 Canadian 25 cents (quarter)
A 1993 Canadian 25-cent coin contains no silver.
Reported mintage, 1993
73,758,000The Mint records this coin as 99.9% nickel. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 - 1999 | 99.9% nickel | 5.05 g | none | 23.88 mm | attracted |
How many were struck
Reported mintage, 1993
That is the 69th lowest of the 110 years in which the Mint reports striking a 25-cent coin, in a range running from 242,382 to 629,018,000. 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
1937 - 1972, 1974 - 1991, 1993 - 1998, 2001-2008 and 2001-present
Emanuel Hahn's caribou design was adopted in 1937 in an effort to modernize Canada's circulation coins.
The rest of your 1993 change
Nobody inherits one denomination. If there is a 1993 25-cent coin in the tin, these are the other coins carrying that date and whether they hold any silver.
| Denomination | Composition in 1993 | Silver | Mintage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 cent penny | 98% copper, 1.75% tin, 0.25% zinc | none | 808,585,000 |
| 5 cents nickel | 75% copper, 25% nickel | none | 86,877,000 |
| 10 cents dime | 99.9% nickel | none | 135,569,000 |
| 50 cents half dollar | 99% nickel (minimum) | none | 393,000 |
| 1 dollar | 91.5% nickel, 8.5% bronze plating | none | 33,662,000 |