Commemorative coins of Canada note issued by the Bank of Canada and the Voyageur dollar. For the list of commemorative one dollar coins issued by the Mint since 1987, see: Loonie. The fifty cent coin has borne the Canadian coat of arms on its reverse since the current coin designs were introduced in 1937. There were minor changes to the design of the arms in 1959, when the depiction of the arms was simplified. As well, the Queen suggested that the Tudor crown on the arms be replaced with the crown of St Edward the Confessor. Although a circulating coin, the fifty-cent coin is
Commemorative coins of Canada the Voyageur one dollar coin, was issued in 1935 to commemorate the twenty-five years of King George V's reign. It featured a voyageur (French-Canadian fur trader) and an indigenous man, paddling a birch-bark canoe laden with furs, with the northern lights in the background. Although intended as a commemorative coin, it continued to be issued until 1986, the year before the Loonie was introduced. For information on the Voyageur dollar, see: Voyageur dollar. In 1987, the Mint introduced a new one dollar coin. It normally features a loon on the reverse. Nicknamed the "loonie", it replaced both the one dollar