The 1967 Centennial of Confederation Commemorative Silver Dollar and Coin year set

“Black birds tend to like shiny things” ~ The Bloody Raven

The Post Canada Day Shiny Show Continues.

Well before I was a twinkling in my parent's eyes, 1967 was a big deal to Canadians back then. The Government of Canada was determined to throw a great country wide celebration and made efforts to advertise this milestone of history to the world. Lester B Pearson was the Prime Minster at the time and one of his accomplishments was the adoption of a new flag two years earlier. The Canadian Maple Leaf. 🇨🇦

It didn’t stop there as the Canadian Tourism Board pulled out all the familiar icons of their country’s identity. The RCMP, Hockey Night in Canada, and the Canada Goose which is not Canada’s National bird after all. In fact, Canada doesn’t have a national bird. Yet.

1867 1967 Canada Dollar Canada Goose Reverse; Canada Goose flying to the leftText; DOLLAR, CANADA, 1867 - 1967 Diameter 36mm, Thickness 2.84mm Silver 0.800, Weight 23.33g Designer; Alex ColvilleEngraver; Myron Cook

Canada Goose by Elsemargriet under Pixabay

My guess is that the Pearson Government and the Royal Canadian mint went with the Canada Goose ideal for now until they make up their minds. While this bird species is common in every province in Canada, they are also found all over North America including Mexico. They have also made their way into Europe, Siberia, Kamchatka, even imported as a game bird in New Zealand. That technically disqualified this creature as National bird material.

One time this species was becoming endangered in the late 19th and early 20th Century due to habitat destruction and over hunting but with help from the law, the Canada goose came back strong and thriving. They have even adapted to living in amongst human urban and suburban settlements to the point that many flocks no longer feel the need to migrate.

As a child I was entertained with feeding these hungry creatures with pounds of bird feed provided cheap by the Parks board. A popular family activity. Now, these birds behave more like pests, fouling lawns, streets, beaches with their droppings, and at times block traffic flow when they noisily waddle in a feathered masse from one green space to another. “Honk, honk, honk!”

1867 1967 Canada Dollar Canada Goose Obverse; Elizabeth II facing rightText; ELIZABETH II, D·G·REGINA Edge; Reeded Reference KM# 70, Schone# 72 Designer; Arnold MachinEngraver; Walter OttMintage of 6,767,496

This series turned out as a big hit with the Canadian public and the mint realized that many Canadians liked to passively collected their own commemorative coins because they were simply different from the regular annual fare. This is perhaps why the Royal Canadian Mint became a prolific producer of numismatic products for a domestic as well as the international markets.

Canada’s 1967 Business strike minors

1867-1967 Canada 50 Cent Howling WolfSilver 0.800, Weight 11.66g Diameter 29.5mm, Thickness 1.8mm Edge; Reeded Mintage of 4,211,392Reference KM# 69, Schone# 71 Obverse has identical features as in this year set.


1867-1967 Canada 25 Cent BobcatSilver 0.800, Weight 5.832g Diameter 23.9mm, Thickness 1.76mm Edge; Reeded Mintage of 4,211,392Reference KM# 68, Schone# 70


1867-1967 Canada 10 Cent MackerelSilver 0.800, Weight 2.33g Diameter 18.03mm, Thickness 1.21mm Edge; Reeded Mintage of 32,309,135Reference KM# 67, Schone# 69


1867-1967 Canada 5 Cent RabbitAnd the 1867-1967 Canada 1 Cent Rock Dove Mintages; 345,140,645 1 Cent, 36,876,574 5 CentEdges, smooth

1867-1967 Special Centennial of Confederation banknote.

This 1967 banknote is similar to the 1954 modified banknote in most major features except for three; first is the official Centennial Maple leaf logo on the left front panel, Second is the serial numbers that are usually located near the top are replaced by the dates 1867 - 1967.

1967 Canada 1 Dollar Centennial of Confederation

Third, is the back vignette, a re-engraved 1872 Dominion $100 note illustration of the old Parliament with it's original Center block structure prior to the 1916 fire that destroyed it.

Thank you again @punkysdad for loaning this banknote.

12,000,000 of these notes were printed equally by the CBN and the BABN then issued exclusively by the Bank of Canada. The notes were hoarded by the public such that these are still quite common today though it was demonetized when the newer 1973 One Dollar was issued. Also, the 1967 Centennial note explicitly states, "Will pay to the Bearer on Demand" the banks are to disregard the claim in silver specie and accept it only as Legal Tender fiat. These 1967 coins will be the last business strike in silver.

So this concludes my Canada Day series, I'm happy to have you aboard.

🍁Honk 🚚 honk!🍁

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References

My own pictures shot with a Samsung SM-A530W P. Image under PixabayW. Wiki Commons 💀 Page Dividers by thekittygirl 🎃

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Numista; 1867 1967 Canada Dollar Canada Goose.
Numista; 1867-1967 Canada 50 Cent Howling Wolf.
Numista; 1867-1967 Canada 25 Cent Bobcat.
Numista; 1867-1967 Canada 10 Cent Mackerel.
Numista; 1867-1967 Canada 5 Cent Rabbit.
Numista; 1867-1967 Canada 1 Cent Rock Dove.
Numista; 1967 Canada 1 Dollar Centennial of Confederation.
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Canadiangeographic.ca Canada, meet your national bird.
Canadian Government Paper Money, 19th Edition 2007 RJ Graham, Charlton Press, ISSN 1716-0731, ISSN 0-88968-317-4.
Pirate Hankys Background by ModHanks.com.
Cameo Bat Choker from The Black Wardrobe 💋 Thank you Nyssacat373

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