Canadian 25-cent coin · Elizabeth II
2005 Canadian 25 cents (quarter)
A 2005 Canadian 25-cent coin contains no silver.
Reported mintage, 2005
269,586,000The Mint records this coin as 94% steel, 3.8% copper, 2.2% 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 | 94% steel, 3.8% copper, 2.2% nickel plating | 4.4 g | none | 23.88 mm | attracted |
How many were struck
Reported mintage, 2005
That is the 106th 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
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
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.
2005
Designed by Saskatchewan wildlife artist Paulette Sapergia, it features the Western Meadowlark whose unique and melodious song heralds the coming of spring to the prairies.
2005
Designed by artist Michelle Grant, it portrays the richness of the Alberta landscape - mountains in the distance, prairie fields, an old-style oil derrick and the wild rose.
2005
Designed by Elaine Goble, the design depicts two veterans of different generations, joined by love of country, standing side by side.
The rest of your 2005 change
Nobody inherits one denomination. If there is a 2005 25-cent coin in the tin, these are the other coins carrying that date and whether they hold any silver.
| Denomination | Composition in 2005 | Silver | Mintage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 cent penny | 94% steel, 1.5% nickel, 4.5% copper plating | none | 767,425,000 |
| 5 cents nickel | 94.5% steel, 3.5% copper, 2% nickel plating | none | 148,082,000 |
| 10 cents dime | 92% steel, 5.5% copper, 2.5% nickel | none | 211,350,000 |
| 50 cents half dollar | 93.15% steel, 4.75% copper, 2.1% nickel plating | none | 200,000 |
| 1 dollar | 91.5% nickel, 8.5% bronze plating | none | 44,375,000 |
| 2 dollars toonie | outer ring 99% nickel, inner core 92% copper, 6% aluminum, 2% nickel | none | 38,317,000 |