Canadian dollar
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The Canadian dollar is the official currency of Canada. There is no standard disambiguating form, but the abbreviations Can$, CA$ and C$ are frequently used for distinction from other currencies, part
A Province of Canada one-dollar note issued by the Colonial Bank of Canada, 1859
The Royal Canadian Mint production facility in Winnipeg
Five-cent coin, issued 1942
Five-cent coin, issued 1964
Canadian pound
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The pound currency was the unit of account in the French colony of Canada while under British military governorship, the Province of Quebec, Lower Canada and Upper Canada, and the Province of Canada,
Canadian dollar
…gradually adopted currencies tied to the American dollar. In 1841, the Province of Canada adopted a new system based on the Halifax rating. The new Canadian pound was equal to four US dollars (92.88 grains gold), making £1 sterling equal to £1.4s.4d. Canadian. Thus, the new Canadian pound was worth 16 shillings…
1-penny (2-sou) bank token (1837)
An 1851 Canadian 3d denomination postage stamp in £sd units of the Halifax rating