1 Cent - Elizabeth II (2nd portrait modified; reduced weight)
Canada • 1 Cent • Bronze (98% copper, 1.75% tin, 0.25% zinc) • 1980–1981
- Denomination
- 1 Cent
- Issuer
- Canada
- Struck
- 1980–1981
- Composition
- Bronze (98% copper, 1.75% tin, 0.25% zinc)
- Currency
- Dollar
- Weight
- 2.8 g
- Diameter
- 19 mm
- Catalog refs
- KM 127 · Schön 58a
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Where it came from
The 1980 Canadian one-cent piece belongs to the era of the Arnold Machin effigy, specifically the second portrait of Queen Elizabeth II which appeared on Canadian coinage from 1965 until 1989. This particular issue follows the 1978 transition where the Royal Canadian Mint reduced the weight of the cent from 3.24 grams to 2.5 grams, marking a shift toward more economical production of low-denomination currency.
Designed by British sculptor Arnold Machin, the portrait depicts the Queen wearing the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland tiara, a design choice intended to convey a sense of formal elegance and continuity. While the design itself was widely utilized across the Commonwealth, the 1980 edition represents the standard circulating copper-plated zinc composition that defined daily commerce in Canada throughout the late twentieth century, serving as a functional, mass-produced artifact of the period.
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