Canadian Silver Coins
Canadian Voyageur Dollar 1966 Queen Elizabeth II
Obverse: The portrait in right profile of Elizabeth II, when she was 39 years old, is surrounded with the inscription "ELIZABETH II D • G • REGINA" (Elizabeth II, Queen by the grace of God)
Lettering: ELIZABETH II D·G·REGINA
Engraver: Arnold Machin
Reverse: A voyageur and an aboriginal travelling by canoe, carrying bundles of which one bears the initials "HB" for Hudson's Bay Company, are surrounded with the facial value and the inscription "CANADA"
The reverse was a very modern design for its time and was a work of eminent Canadian sculptor Emanuel Hahn. His initials EH appear in the water below the left end of canoe. Explorers and trappers with native aboriginal guides helped shape the country’s beginning and few designs have been better able to depict the scene than the “Voyageur”.
The design shows a voyageur (travelling agent for a fur trade company) and native aboriginal paddling a canoe with an islet bearing two wind-swept trees in the background. The Northern Lights (Aurora Borealis) are in the background. The canoe also carries several bundles of fur. On the front bundle are the incuse initials HB. This signifies Hudson’s Bay Company, which played major role in Canada’s early history. Since 1935, the “Voyageur” design has been used to form the regular, non-commemorative, reverse on Canada’s silver dollars and later on, beginning in 1968 on nickel dollars.
Lettering: CANADA 1966 DOLLAR
Engraver: Emanuel Hahn
Edge: Milled
Years: 1965-1966
Value: 1 Canadian Dollar
Metal: Silver (.800)
Weight: 23.3276 g
Diameter: 36.06 mm
Thickness: 2.84 mm
Shape: Round
Voyageur Dollar
Canadian Voyageur Dollar 1966 Queen Elizabeth II