How the Canadian dollar has changed over time
Daniel Coughlin
12 December 2018
The evolution of the loonie
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Canadian pound
Courtesy Bank of Canada Museum
Currency chaos
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British system
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Unpopular currency
Courtesy Bank of Canada Museum
Moves to decimalisation
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Decimal coins
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Decimalisation spreads
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Canadian dollar
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Newfoundland dollar
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First coinage
Courtesy Bank of Canada Museum
Royal Canadian Mint
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First banknotes
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Chartered banks
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Currency confusion
Courtesy PMG
Currency tweaks
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Bank of Canada
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1935 series
Bank of Canada [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
Voyageur dollar
Courtesy Bank of Canada Museum
Familiar coins
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1937 series
Bank of Canada [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
Shrinking money
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1952 series
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Devil's Head
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1969 series
Courtesy Bank of Canada Museum
Birds of Canada series
Bank of Canada [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
Loonie debuts
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Toonie introduced
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Canadian Journey series
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Polymer banknotes
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Vertical banknotes
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