1953 - Present Elizabeth II Twenty Five Cents / Quarter

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Laureate Portrait, Caribou Design, 1953 - 1964

Weight: 5.83 Grams Content: 80% Silver, 20% Copper Diameter: 1953 Large Date, 23.62 mm, all others 23.88 mm

Edge: Reeded Designer: Obverse: Mary Gillick, Thomas Shingles Reverse: Emanuel Hahn, Thomas Shingles Engraver: Same as Designer

Year / Composition Mark / Design	Mintage
1953	10,456,769
1954	2,318,891
1955	9,552,505
1956	11,269,353
1957	12,770,190
1958	9,336,910
1959	13,503,461
1960	22,835,327
1961	18,164,368
1962	29,559,266
1963	21,180,642
1964	36,479,343

Tiara Portrait, Caribou Design, 1965, 1966, 1968 - Silver Centennial Design 1967

Weight: 5.83 Grams Diameter: 23.88 mm

Edge: Reeded Mint: Royal Canadian Mint

Year / Composition Mark / Design	Content	Designer / Engraver	Mintage
1965 Caribou	80% Silver 20% Copper	Obv: Arnold Machin, Walter Ott Rev: Emanuel Hahn	44,708,869
1966 Caribou	80% Silver 20% Copper	Obv: Arnold Machin, Walter Ott Rev: Emanuel Hahn	25,388,892
1967 Bobcat	80% Silver 20% Copper	Obv: Arnold Machin, Walter Ott Rev: Alex Colville, Myron Cook	48,855,500
1967 Bobcat	50% Silver 50% Copper	Obv: Arnold Machin, Walter Ott Rev: Alex Colville, Myron Cook	Included with Above
1968 Caribou	50% Silver 50% Copper	Obv: Arnold Machin, Walter Ott Rev: Emanuel Hahn	71,464,000

Tiara Portrait, Caribou Design Resumed, Nickel, 1968 - 1972

Weight: 5.07 Grams Content: 100% Nickel Diameter: 23.88 mm

Edge: Reeded Designer: Obverse: Arnold Machin, Emanuel Hahn Reverse: Arnold Machin, Emanuel Hahn Engraver: Same as Designer

Year / Composition Mark / Design	Mintage
1968	88,686,931
1969	133,037,929
1970	10,302,010
1971	48,170,428
1972	43,743,387

Tiara Portrait, Commemorating Centennial of the Founding of RCMP, Nickel, 1973

Weight: 5.07 Grams Content: 100% Nickel Diameter: 23.88 mm

Edge: Reeded Designer: Obverse: Arnold Machin Reverse: Paul Cedarberg Engraver: Large Bust Obverse: Arnold Machin Small Bust Obverse: Patrick Brindley, modifying the existing Machin portrait. Reverse: Walter Ott

Year / Composition Mark / Design	Mintage
1973	135,958,589

Tiara Portrait, Caribou Design Resumed, Nickel, 1974 - 1978

Weight: 5.07 Grams Content: 100% Nickel Diameter: 23.88 mm

Edge: Reeded Designer: Obverse: Arnold Machin, Emanuel Hahn Reverse: Arnold Machin, Emanuel Hahn Engraver: Same as Designer

Year / Composition Mark / Design	Mintage
1974	192,360,598
1975	252,259,000
1976	86,898,261
1977	99,634,555
1978	174,475,408

Modified Tiara Portrait, Caribou Design, Nickel, 1979 - 1989

Weight: 5.07 Grams Content: 100% Nickel Diameter: 23.88 mm

Edge: Reeded Designer: Obverse: Arnold Machin, Emanuel Hahn Reverse: Arnold Machin, Emanuel Hahn Engraver: Same as Designer

Year / Composition Mark / Design	Mintage
1979	131,042,905
1980	76,178,000
1981	131,583,900
1982	171,926,000
1983	13,162,000
1984	119,212,000
1985	158,734,000
1986	132,220,000
1987	53,408,000
1988	80,368,473
1989	119,796,307

Diademed Portrait, Caribou Design, Nickel, 1990-1991

Weight: 5.05 Grams Content: 100% Nickel Diameter: 23.88 mm

Edge: Reeded Designer: Obverse: Dora de Pedery-Hunt, Ago Aarand Reverse: Emanuel Hahn Engraver: Same as Designer

Year / Composition Mark / Design	Mintage
1990	31,258,000
1991	459,000

Diademed Portrait, 125th Anniversary of Confederation Designs, Nickel 1867-1992

Weight: 5.05 Grams Content: 100% Nickel Diameter: 23.88 mm

Edge: Reeded Designer: Obverse: Dora de Pedery-Hunt, Ago Aarand Reverse: See Below Engraver: Same as Designer

Year / Composition Mark / Design	Reverse Designer / Engraver	Mintage
1992 New Brunswick	Ronald Lambert Sheldon Beveridge	2,174,000
1992 Northwest Territories	Beth McEachen A. Aarand, C. Saffioti	12,580,000
1992 Newfoundland	Christopher Newhook	11,405,000
1992 Manitoba	Muriel Hope Ago Aarand	11,349,000
1992 Yukon	Libby Dulac William Woodruff	10,388,000
1992 Alberta	Mel Heath William Woodruff	12,133,000
1992 Prince Edward Island	N. Roe Sheldon Beveridge	13,001,000
1992 Ontario	Greg Salmela Susan Taylor	14,263,000
1992 Nova Scotia	Bruce Wood Terry Smith	13,600,000
1992 Quebec	Romualdas Bukauskas Stanley Witten	13,607,000
1992 Saskatchewan	Brian Cobb Terry Smith	14,165,000
1992 British Columbia	Carla Egan Sheldon Beveridge	14,001,000

Diademed Portrait, Caribou Design Resumed, Nickel, 1993-2001

Weight: 5.05 Grams Content: 100% Nickel Diameter: 23.88 mm

Edge: Reeded Designer: Obverse: Dora de Pedery-Hunt, Ago Aarand Reverse: Emanuel Hahn Engraver: Same as Designer

Year / Composition Mark / Design	Mintage
1993	73,758,000
1994	77,670,000
1995	89,210,000
1996	28,106,000
1997	NII
1998	NII
1998W	NII
1999	NII
2000	NII
2000W	NII
2001	8,415,000

Not Issued Individually - These coins were only issued in sets.

Diademed Portrait, Millennium Designs, Nickel, 1999-2000

Weight: 5.05 Grams Content: 100% Nickel Diameter: 23.88 mm

Edge: Reeded Designer: Obverse: Dora de Pedery-Hunt, Ago Aarand Reverse: See Below Engraver: Same as Designer

Year / Composition Mark / Design	Reverse Designer / Engraver	Mintage
1999 A Country Unfolds (January)	P. Ka-Kin Poon Cosme Saffioti	12,238,559
1999 Etched in Stone (February)	L. Springer Jose Osio	13,985,195
1999 The Log Drive (March)	M. Lavoie Stanley Witten	15,157,061
1999 Our Northern Heritage (April)	Ken Ojnak Ashevac	15,214,397
1999 The Voyageurs (May)	S. Minenok William Woodruff	14,906,187
1999 From Coast to Coast (June)	G. Ho William Woodruff	19,821,722
1999 A Nation of People (July)	M. H. Sarkany Stanley Witten	16,537,018
1999 The Pioneer Spirit (August)	A. Botelho Cosme Saffioti	17,621,561
1999 Canada Through a Child's Eye (September)	C. Bertrand Stanley Witten	31,077,650
1999 A Tribute to the First Nation (October)	J. E. Reed Sheldon Beveridge	31,964,487
1999 The Air Plane Opens the North (November)	B. R. Bacon Stanley Witten	27,437,677
1999 This is Canada (December)	J. L. P. Provencher Stanley Witten	42,927,482
2000 Pride (January)	Donald F. Warkentin Jose Osio	50,749,102
2000 Ingenuity (February)	John Jaciw William Woodruff	35,812,988
2000 Acheivement (March)	Daryl Dorosz Stanley Witten	35,135,154
2000 Health (April)	Annie Wassef Stanley Witten	34,663,619
2000 Natural Legacy (May)	Randy Trantau Jose Osio	36,416,953
2000 Harmony (June)	Haver Demirer Jose Osio	34,604,075
2000 Celebration (July)	Laura Paxton Stanley Witten	34,816,329
2000 Family (August)	W. S. Baker Susan Taylor	34,320,111
2000 Wisdom (September)	Cezar Serbanescu Cosme Saffioti	33,993,016
2000 Creativity (October)	Jerik (Kong Tat) Hui Susan Taylor)	35,102,206
2000 Freedom (November)	Kathy Vinish William Woodruff	33,251,352
2000 Community (December)	Michele Thibodeau Jose Osio	34,378,898

Diademed Portrait, Caribou Design, Multi-Ply Plated Steel, 1999 - 2003

Weight: 4.4 Grams Content: 94% Steel, 3.8% Copper, 2.2% Nickel Diameter: 23.88 mm

Edge: Reeded Designer: Obverse: Dora de Pedery-Hunt, Ago Aarand Reverse: Emanuel Hahn Engraver: Same as Designer

Year / Composition Mark / Design	Mintage
1999P	Testing Only
2000P	Testing Only
2001P	55,773,000
2002P (1952-)	156,105,000
2003P	87,647,000

Diademed Portrait, Canada Day Design, Multi-Ply Plated Steel, 2002

Weight: 4.4 Grams Content: 94% Steel, 3.8% Copper, 2.2% Nickel Diameter: 23.88 mm

Edge: Reeded Designer: Obverse: Dora de Pedery-Hunt, Ago Aarand Reverse: Judith Chartier, Stan Witten Engraver: Same as Designer

Year / Composition Mark / Design	Mintage
2002P (1952-)	30,627,000

Uncrowned Portrait, Caribou Design, Multi-Ply Plated Steel, 2003 - 2004

Weight: 4.4 Grams Content: 94% Steel, 3.8% Copper, 2.2% Nickel Diameter: 23.88 mm

Edge: Reeded Designer: Obverse: Susanna Blunt, Susan Taylor Reverse: Emanuel Hahn Engraver: Same as Designer

Year / Composition Mark / Design	Mintage
2003P	Included with Diademed Portrait Above
2004P	177,466,000

Diademed Portrait, Millennium Designs, Multi-Ply Plated Steel, 1999-2000

Weight: 4.4 Grams Content: 94% Steel, 3.8% Copper, 2.2% Nickel Diameter: 23.88 mm

Edge: Reeded Designer: Obverse: Susanna Blunt, Susan Taylor Reverse: See Below Engraver: Same as Designer

Year / Composition Mark / Design	Reverse Designer / Engraver	Mintage
2004P First Settlement	Robert R. Carmichael Stan Witten	15,400,000
2004P Poppy	Cosme Saffioti Stan Witten	28,972,000

Uncrowned Portrait, Caribou Design, Multi-Ply Plated Steel, 2005

Weight: 4.4 Grams Content: 94% Steel, 3.8% Copper, 2.2% Nickel Diameter: 23.88 mm

Edge: Reeded Designer: Obverse: Susanna Blunt, Susan Taylor Reverse: Emanuel Hahn Engraver: Same as Designer

Year / Composition Mark / Design	Mintage
2005P	206,346,000

Diademed Portrait, Commemorative Reverses, Multi Ply Plated Steel, 2005

Weight: 4.4 Grams Content: 94% Steel, 3.8% Copper, 2.2% Nickel Diameter: 23.88 mm

Edge: Reeded Designer: Obverse: Susanna Blunt, Susan Taylor Reverse: See Below Engraver: Same as Designer

Year / Composition Mark / Design	Reverse Designer / Engraver	Mintage
2005P Alberta	Michelle Grant Stan Witten	20,640,000
2005P Saskatchewan	Paulette Sapergia José Osio	19,290,000
2005P Year of the Veteran	Elaine Globe	29,390,000

Uncrowned Portrait, Caribou Design, Multi-Ply Plated Steel, 2006

Weight: 4.4 Grams Content: 94% Steel, 3.8% Copper, 2.2% Nickel Diameter: 23.88 mm

Edge: Reeded Designer: Obverse: Susanna Blunt, Susan Taylor Reverse: Emanuel Hahn Engraver: Same as Designer

Year / Composition Mark / Design	Mintage
2006P	423,189,000

Uncrowned Portrait, Breast Cancer Awareness, Multi-Ply Plated Steel, 2006

Weight: 4.4 Grams Content: 94% Steel, 3.8% Copper, 2.2% Nickel Diameter: 23.88 mm

Edge: Reeded Designer: Obverse: Susanna Blunt, Susan Taylor Reverse: RCM Staff Engraver: Same as Designer

Year / Composition Mark / Design	Mintage
2006P	423,189,000

Uncrowned Portrait, Medal of Bravery Design, Multi-Ply Plated Steel, RCM Logo, 2006

Weight: 4.4 Grams Content: 94% Steel, 3.8% Copper, 2.2% Nickel Diameter: 23.88 mm

Edge: Reeded Designer: Obverse: Susanna Blunt, Susan Taylor Reverse: Cosme Saffioti Engraver: Same as Designer

Year / Composition Mark / Design	Mintage
2006	20,040,000

Uncrowned Portrait, Caribou Design, Multi-Ply Plated Steel, RCM Logo, 2006 - 2008

Weight: 4.4 Grams Content: 94% Steel, 3.8% Copper, 2.2% Nickel Diameter: 23.88 mm

Edge: Reeded Designer: Obverse: Susanna Blunt, Susan Taylor Reverse: Emanual Hahn Engraver: Same as Designer

Year / Composition Mark / Design	Mintage
2006	Included in Above
2007	274,763,000
2008	286,322,000

Uncrowned Portrait, Poppy, Multi-Ply Plated Steel, 2008

Weight: 4.4 Grams Content: 94% Steel, 3.8% Copper, 2.2% Nickel Diameter: 23.88 mm

Edge: Reeded Designer: Obverse: Susanna Blunt, Susan Taylor Reverse: Cosme Saffioti, Stan Witten Engraver: Same as Designer

Year / Composition Mark / Design	Mintage
2008	11,300,000

Commemorative Issues of the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games, Olympic Logo, 2007 - 2009

Weight: 4.4 Grams Content: 94% Steel, 3.8% Copper, 2.2% Nickel Diameter: 23.88 mm

Edge: Reeded Designer: Obverse: Susanna Blunt, Susan Taylor Reverse: Glen Green Engraver: Same as Designer

Year / Composition Mark / Design	Mintage
2007 Curling	22,400,000
2007 Ice Hockey	22,400,000
2007 Biathlon	22,400,000
2007 Alpine Skiing	22,400,000
2008 Snowboarding	22,400,000
2008 Freestyle Skiing	22,400,000
2008 Figure Skating	22,400,000
2008 Bobsleigh	22,400,000
2009 Speed Skating	22,400,000
2009 Cross Country Skiing	22,400,000

Commemorative Issues of the Vancouver 2010 Paralympic Winter Games, Paralympic Logo, 2007, 2009

Weight: 4.4 Grams Content: 94% Steel, 3.8% Copper, 2.2% Nickel Diameter: 23.88 mm

Edge: Reeded Designer: Obverse: Susanna Blunt, Susan Taylor Reverse: Glen Green Engraver: Same as Designer

Year / Composition Mark / Design	Mintage
2007 Wheelchair Curling	22,400,000
2009 Ice Sledge Hockey	22,400,000

The Golden Moments, Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games, 2009

Weight: 4.4 Grams Content: 94% Steel, 3.8% Copper, 2.2% Nickel Diameter: 23.88 mm

Edge: Reeded Designer: Obverse: Susanna Blunt, Susan Taylor Reverse: Jason Bouwman, RCM Staff Engraver: Same as Designer

Year / Composition Mark / Design	Mintage
Men's Ice Hockey 2002
2009 Standard Raised 2	4,259,000
2009 Colorized Raised 2	200,000
2009 Colorized Incused 2	21,800,000
Women's Ice Hockey 2002
2009 Standard	4,037,000
2009 Colorized	Included
Cindy Klassen, 2006
2009 Standard	22,000,000
2009 Colorized	Included

Uncrowned Portrait, Caribou Design, Multi-Ply Plated Steel, RCM Logo, 2009 - 2010

Weight: 4.4 Grams Content: 94% Steel, 3.8% Copper, 2.2% Nickel Diameter: 23.88 mm

Edge: Reeded Designer: Obverse: Susanna Blunt, Susan Taylor Reverse: Emanual Hahn Engraver: Same as Designer

Year / Composition Mark / Design	Mintage
2009	20,446,000
2010	28,827,000

Uncrowned Portrait, Remembrance Day Poppies, Multi-Ply Plated Steel, RCM Logo, 2010

Weight: 4.4 Grams Content: 94% Steel, 3.8% Copper, 2.2% Nickel Diameter: 23.88 mm

Edge: Reeded Designer: Obverse: Susanna Blunt, Susan Taylor Reverse: Cosme Saffioti, Stan Witten Engraver: Same as Designer

Year / Composition Mark / Design	Mintage
2010 Remembrance Day	28,827,000

Uncrowned Portrait, Caribou Design, Multi-Ply Plated Steel, RCM Logo, 2011

Weight: 4.4 Grams Content: 94% Steel, 3.8% Copper, 2.2% Nickel Diameter: 23.88 mm

Edge: Reeded Designer: Obverse: Susanna Blunt, Susan Taylor Reverse: Emanual Hahn Engraver: Same as Designer

Year / Composition Mark / Design	Mintage
2011	212,970,000
2012	178,450,000
2013	118,480,000
2014	97,440,000

Composition Mark Legend

Located on the obverse under the portrait. Indicates composition when there are differences within the same year.

Composition Mark	Composition	Years
P	Nickel Plated Steel	1999 - 2006

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