Dime (Canadian coin)
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| Dime (Canada) | |
| Value: | 0.10 CAD |
| Mass: | 1.75 g |
| Diameter: | 18.03 mm |
| Thickness: | 1.22 mm |
| Edge: | Milled |
| Composition: | 92% steel, 5.5% Cu, 2.5% Ni plating |
| Obverse | |
| Design: | Queen Elizabeth II, Canada's Queen |
| Designer: | Susanna Blunt |
| Design Date: | 2003 |
| Reverse | |
| Missing image Cdn_Dime.JPG Image:Cdn Dime.JPG | |
| Design: | Bluenose schooner |
| Designer: | Emmanuel Hahn |
| Design Date: | 1937 |
In Canada a dime is a coin worth ten cents. Currently it has a picture of the Bluenose, a Canadian schooner, on the reverse and Queen Elizabeth II on the obverse. It is the smallest of the Canadian coins. According to the Royal Canadian Mint, the official national term of the coin is the 10 cent coin, but in practice the term dime is universal, likely due to its close physical resemblance to the U.S. dime.
External links
- Past and present designs of reverse side (http://www.mint.ca/en/collectors_corner/circulation/reverse_side_10.htm)
- Past and present technical specifications (http://www.mint.ca/en/collectors_corner/circulation/technical_specs_10.htm)
- Past and present mintages (http://www.mint.ca/en/collectors_corner/circulation/mintages_10.htm)
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