Voyageur dollar Canadian Mint issued special edition one-dollar coins in silver and gold with platinum plating to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the introduction of the Loonie, with one of the coins utilizing its design, intended as a new version for the current dollar coin, but bearing the dual dates "1987-2017". Voyageur dollar The Voyageur Dollar was a coin of Canada struck for circulation from 1935 through 1986. Until 1968, the coin was composed of 80% silver. A smaller, nickel version for general circulation was struck from 1968 through 1986. In 1987, the coin was replaced by the loonie. However, like all
New Zealand one-cent coin year. Coins of the New Zealand dollar were introduced on 10 July 1967 to replace the pre-decimal New Zealand pound, which was pegged to the British pound. The dollar was pegged at two to a pound, thus 200 cents to the pound. Although New Zealand's previous one-penny coin was 1/240 of a pound, the one-cent coin was made as an exact replacement for the penny's value. The original obverse was Arnold Machin's portrait of Queen Elizabeth II, and was used until 1985. In 1986 the portrait was changed to the version by Raphael Maklouf, introduced to the coins of the