1 Cent - Elizabeth II (4th portrait; Farewell to the Penny)
Canada • 1 Cent • Silver (.9999) • 2012
- Denomination
- 1 Cent
- Issuer
- Canada
- Struck
- 2012
- Composition
- Silver (.9999)
- Currency
- Dollar
- Weight
- 2.94 g
- Diameter
- 19.1 mm
- Catalog refs
- RCM/MRC 121188
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Where it came from
The 2012 Canadian one-cent coin, featuring the fourth portrait of Queen Elizabeth II by Susanna Blunt, serves as the final issue in a denomination that had been in circulation since 1858. The Canadian government decided to discontinue the penny due to the rising costs of metal and production, which significantly exceeded the coin's face value, as well as the declining utility of the currency in an increasingly electronic economy.
The design follows the standard Canadian penny aesthetic of the era, featuring the iconic maple leaf sprig by G.E. Kruger Gray on the reverse. While the circulation of the coin was officially ceased by the Royal Canadian Mint in 2012, the final pennies remain a symbolic marker of a transition in Canadian monetary policy, often collected by enthusiasts to commemorate the end of the long-standing tradition of physical cent-denominated cash transactions in the country.
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