What's Notable about the Year 1920 for Canadian Coin Collectors?
- Last large (25.4mm diameter) one cent coin.
- Last one cent coin with 16 maple leaf reverse design.
- First small (19.05mm diameter) one cent coin.
- First one cent coin with symmetric two maple leaf reverse design.
- First five cent, ten cent, 25 cent, and fifty cent coins with composition 0.8 silver, 0.2 copper.
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Other web pages of interest:
Chronology of Canadian Coins
Canadian Coins: Type Collecting
Ken P's Today in History
Ken P's Coin/Stamp/Bill Novelties
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