Royal Canadian Mint Test Token

Royal Canadian Mint Test Token - obverseRoyal Canadian Mint Test Token - reverse

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Features

Location Canada
Type Coin patterns › Mint token
Years 1997-2004
Composition Bimetallic: aluminium bronze centre in nickel ring
Weight 7.3 g
Diameter 28 mm
Thickness 1.5 mm
Shape Round
Technique Milled
Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑
Number
N#
31495
References Ch# TT-200.17
Mark Drake (editor); 2022. A Charlton Standard Catalogue / Volume 1. Canadian Coins : Numismatic issues (75th edition). Charlton Press, Kitchener, Ontario, Canada.
And 1 more volumes.

Obverse

A circle of three touching maple leaves in the center and lettering within a beaded border in the outer rim

Script: Latin

Lettering:
EPREUVE
·MONNAIE ROYALE CANADIENNE·

Translation:
Proof
Royal Canadian Mint

Reverse

A circle of three touching maple leaves in the center and lettering within a beaded border in the outer rim

Script: Latin

Lettering:
TEST TOKEN
ROYAL CANADIAN MINT

Edge

Alternating plain and smooth sections (five each)

Mint

Royal Canadian Mint of Winnipeg, Canada (1976-date)

Comments

This has no date or face value, but presumably was a test for the two-dollar coin, also known as a toonie (1996 to date).

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Date Mintage VG F VF XF AU UNC Frequency
ND (1997)  10 000 75%
ND (2004)  9 534 25%

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