Minted in 2025 to commemorate the Canadian supersonic cold war interceptor, the AVRO Arrow, this coin features the airframe of RL 201 and is made out of fine silver with an almost mirror like background. Mintage on these was limited to 10,000.
In 1842 and 1844, the Bank of Montreal issued half penny's to facilitate trade in the new world. These half pennies were minted in England using copper. The obverse features the Bank of Montreal's first bank building that was erected in 1819. The reverse features the coat of arms of Montreal with the denomination, date of mintage, and Latin inscription "Concordia salus" which translates to English as "salvation through harmony".
The 1930's saw some of the lowest mintages of Canadian half dollars and 1934 was no exception with less than 40,000 coins minted. Compare that with 1940 with almost 2 million coins minted. These were part of the 1920-1936 series of 50 cent coins that featured King George V on the obverse and had the same reverse as the pre 1920 half dollars but were struck in .800 fineness silver as opposed to .925 fineness. The obverse features the Latin inscription "DEI GRA : REX ET IND : IMP" which is an abbreviation and translates to "By the grace of God, King and emperor of India".
These were mounted on SMLE No.1 Mk III rifles and were used during WW1, the interwar period, and WW2 and were among the last of the "sword bayonets". This particular model was manufactured by Wilkinson in 1918 in Britain and the C-broad arrow marked on the pommel showing it was accepted for use by the Canadian army. The frog is also C-broad arrow marked.
These were mounted on SMLE No.1 Mk III rifles and were used during WW1, the interwar period, and WW2 and were among the last of the "sword bayonets". This particular model was manufactured by Wilkinson in 1918 in Britain and the C-broad arrow marked on the pommel showing it was accepted for use by the Canadian army. The frog is also C-broad arrow marked.