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 Alain Martineau
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| In personal collections | 34 |
| General Description | Composition: Multi-ply brass plated steel On April 10, 2012, the Royal Canadian Mint unveiled a new generation of one-dollar and two-dollar circulation coins. By combining several leading-edge security features along with its patented Multi-Ply Plated Steel technology, the Mint is producing more resistant, long-lasting coins as well as increased cost-efficiencies for the Government of Canada. Instead of traditional alloys, and like the new two-dollar circulation coins, Canada's new one-dollar circulation coins are manufactured using the same Multi-Ply Plated Steel technology found in our current 25-cent, 10-cent, 5-cent and 1-cent circulation coins This patented process covers a steel core with alternating layers of metals such as copper, nickel and brass. |
| Obv. Description | Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II |
| Rev. Description | A single laser mark of a maple leaf positioned within a circle on the coin above the traditional "Loon" design. This laser mark is produced during the striking of the coins using a contrasting pattern micro-engraved on the coin die itself. |
| Catalog code | KM#1255 |
| Mintage | 119,519,000 |
| Diameter | 26.50 mm |
| Thickness | 1.95 mm |
| Weight | 6.2700 g |
| Material | Brass plated Steel |
| Orientation | Medal |
| Mint | Canada - Royal Canadian Mint |
| Edge Type | plain |
| Designer | Robert-Ralph Carmichael / Susanna Blunt |
| Catalog prices | No catalog prices set yet |
