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How the Canadian dollar has changed over time

The evolution of the loonie
Canadian pound
Currency chaos
British system
Unpopular currency
Moves to decimalisation
Decimal coins
Decimalisation spreads
Canadian dollar
Newfoundland dollar
First coinage
Royal Canadian Mint
First banknotes
Chartered banks
Currency confusion
Currency tweaks
Bank of Canada
1935 series
Voyageur dollar
Familiar coins
1937 series
Shrinking money
1952 series
Devil's Head
1969 series
Birds of Canada series
Loonie debuts
Toonie introduced
Canadian Journey series
Polymer banknotes
Vertical banknotes
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The evolution of the loonie

Canada's currency may not have been around for as long as the US dollar, but it's still a good 151 years old. We chart the Canadian dollar's evolution from colonial times to the present day, and from silver coins to polymer notes.
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Daniel Coughlin

12 December 2018

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