Canada 1 Dollar - Elizabeth II, 2006

1 Dollar - Elizabeth II from Canada. Issued in 2006. Struck in Gold (.9999). Measures 14.1 mm and weighs 1.56 g.

Obverse

Head of Queen Elizabeth II, as at 77 years of age, bare headed, wearing necklace and earrings, facing right.

Reverse

Crowned double L monogram within wreath. In the 17th and 18th Century, New France was faced with coin shortages. When France was shipping in more coins on the ship "Le Chameau" in 1725, it crashed off the coast of Cape Breton and all the coins were lost. In 1965 these coins were found again. This coin's design features a replica of the original gold coins from "Le Chameau."

Edge

Serrated