Canada | |
Value | 0.10 Canadian dollar |
---|---|
Mass | 1.75 g |
Diameter | 18.03 mm |
Thickness | 1.22 mm |
Edge | Milled |
Composition | Nickel-plated steel 92% steel, 5.5% Cu, 2.5% Ni plating |
Years of minting | 1858–present |
Catalog number | – |
Obverse | |
Design | Elizabeth II, Queen of Canada |
Designer | Susanna Blunt |
Design date | 2003 |
Design discontinued | 2023 |
Design | Charles III, King of Canada |
Designer | Steven Rosati |
Design date | 2023 |
Reverse | |
Design | Bluenose schooner |
Designer | Emanuel Hahn; design based on photographs of the Bluenose [1] |
Design date | 1937 |
In Canada, a dime is a coin worth ten cents. It has been the physically smallest Canadian coin since 1922; it is smaller even than the penny, despite its higher face value. According to the Royal Canadian Mint, the official national term of the coin is the 10-cent piece, but in practice, the term dime predominates in English-speaking Canada. It is nearly identical in size to the American dime. Unlike its American counterpart, the Canadian dime is magnetic due to a distinct metal composition. From 1968 to 1999, it was composed entirely of nickel, and since 2000, it has consisted of a steel core with plating composed of layers of nickel and copper.
The most prevalent version of the coin features a portrait of Elizabeth II on the obverse, although a new version featuring Charles III was introduced in 2023. The reverse contains a representation of the Bluenose, a famous Canadian schooner. According to the Royal Canadian Mint, "Artist Emanuel Hahn developed his design for the 10-cent coin from photos of the famous Bluenose schooner." [1] The coin is produced by the Royal Canadian Mint at its facility in Winnipeg.
The word dime comes from the French word dîme, meaning " tithe" or "tenth part", from the Latin decima [pars].
Years | Mass | Diameter | Composition [1] |
---|---|---|---|
1858–1919 | 2.33 g | 18.034 mm | 92.5% silver, 7.5% copper |
1920–1967 | 2.33 g | 18.034 mm | 80% silver, 20% copper |
1968 [2] [3] | 2.33 g | 18.03 mm | 50% silver, 50% copper |
1968–1977 | 2.07 g | 18.03 mm | 99.9% nickel |
1978–1999 | 2.07 g | 18.03. mm | 99.9% nickel |
2000–present | 1.75 g | 18.03 mm | 92.0%
steel (AISI 1006 alloy
[4]), 5.5% copper, 2.5% nickel plating |
Image | Year | Theme | Artist | Mintage | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1967 | Canadian Centennial | Alex Colville | 62,998,215 [5] | Features a mackerel. Dated 1867–1967. | |
2001 | International Year of the Volunteer | Stan Witten | 224,714,000 [6] | Issued in honour of the United Nations' International Year of the Volunteer. | |
2017 | Canada 150 | Amy Choi | 20,000,000 [7] | 150th anniversary of the Confederation of Canada. Features a maple leaf (titled "Wings of Peace") that forms the wings and tail of a dove. The theme of the coin is "Our Character". Dated 1867–2017. | |
2021 | 100th anniversary of Bluenose | Yves Bérubé | 6,000,000 (colour) 9,000,000 (regular) [8] |
Features the Bluenose in an angled view, in full sail and heeled to port on the open sea. The sea on the coloured coin is dyed blue. Dated 1921–2021. [9] |
Year | Theme | Mintage | Issue price |
---|---|---|---|
2005 | Bluenose | 1,861 | $14.95 |
2006 | With new mint mark | 5,000 | $29.95 |
Canada | |
Value | 0.10 Canadian dollar |
---|---|
Mass | 1.75 g |
Diameter | 18.03 mm |
Thickness | 1.22 mm |
Edge | Milled |
Composition | Nickel-plated steel 92% steel, 5.5% Cu, 2.5% Ni plating |
Years of minting | 1858–present |
Catalog number | – |
Obverse | |
Design | Elizabeth II, Queen of Canada |
Designer | Susanna Blunt |
Design date | 2003 |
Design discontinued | 2023 |
Design | Charles III, King of Canada |
Designer | Steven Rosati |
Design date | 2023 |
Reverse | |
Design | Bluenose schooner |
Designer | Emanuel Hahn; design based on photographs of the Bluenose [1] |
Design date | 1937 |
In Canada, a dime is a coin worth ten cents. It has been the physically smallest Canadian coin since 1922; it is smaller even than the penny, despite its higher face value. According to the Royal Canadian Mint, the official national term of the coin is the 10-cent piece, but in practice, the term dime predominates in English-speaking Canada. It is nearly identical in size to the American dime. Unlike its American counterpart, the Canadian dime is magnetic due to a distinct metal composition. From 1968 to 1999, it was composed entirely of nickel, and since 2000, it has consisted of a steel core with plating composed of layers of nickel and copper.
The most prevalent version of the coin features a portrait of Elizabeth II on the obverse, although a new version featuring Charles III was introduced in 2023. The reverse contains a representation of the Bluenose, a famous Canadian schooner. According to the Royal Canadian Mint, "Artist Emanuel Hahn developed his design for the 10-cent coin from photos of the famous Bluenose schooner." [1] The coin is produced by the Royal Canadian Mint at its facility in Winnipeg.
The word dime comes from the French word dîme, meaning " tithe" or "tenth part", from the Latin decima [pars].
Years | Mass | Diameter | Composition [1] |
---|---|---|---|
1858–1919 | 2.33 g | 18.034 mm | 92.5% silver, 7.5% copper |
1920–1967 | 2.33 g | 18.034 mm | 80% silver, 20% copper |
1968 [2] [3] | 2.33 g | 18.03 mm | 50% silver, 50% copper |
1968–1977 | 2.07 g | 18.03 mm | 99.9% nickel |
1978–1999 | 2.07 g | 18.03. mm | 99.9% nickel |
2000–present | 1.75 g | 18.03 mm | 92.0%
steel (AISI 1006 alloy
[4]), 5.5% copper, 2.5% nickel plating |
Image | Year | Theme | Artist | Mintage | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1967 | Canadian Centennial | Alex Colville | 62,998,215 [5] | Features a mackerel. Dated 1867–1967. | |
2001 | International Year of the Volunteer | Stan Witten | 224,714,000 [6] | Issued in honour of the United Nations' International Year of the Volunteer. | |
2017 | Canada 150 | Amy Choi | 20,000,000 [7] | 150th anniversary of the Confederation of Canada. Features a maple leaf (titled "Wings of Peace") that forms the wings and tail of a dove. The theme of the coin is "Our Character". Dated 1867–2017. | |
2021 | 100th anniversary of Bluenose | Yves Bérubé | 6,000,000 (colour) 9,000,000 (regular) [8] |
Features the Bluenose in an angled view, in full sail and heeled to port on the open sea. The sea on the coloured coin is dyed blue. Dated 1921–2021. [9] |
Year | Theme | Mintage | Issue price |
---|---|---|---|
2005 | Bluenose | 1,861 | $14.95 |
2006 | With new mint mark | 5,000 | $29.95 |