Circulated Raw Coin – Item pictured is actual coin.
Hector Greville’s design of Jacques Cartier and a cross with the French coat of arms commemorates the 450th anniversary of the explorer’s landing on the Gaspé Peninsula. Issued from the Royal Canadian Mint for circulation in 1984.
Specifications:
Alloy: 100% nickel
Weight: 15.62 grams
Diameter : 32.13 mm, thickness: 2.62 mm for 1978-1982, for 1983-1986 2.55mm
Engraver: Obverse: Arnold Machin, Reverse: Emanuel Hahn
Designer: Obverse: Arnold Machin, Reverse: Emanuel Hahn
Edge: Reeded
Magnetism: Magnetic
Die axis: ↑↑
