What Are You Spending When You Pay With a Toonie?
What is a toonie made out of?
What is a toonie made out of?
Before 2012, toonies were made out of three metals: Nickel, Copper, and Aluminum. The outer ring (the silver part) was made 99% out of nickel while the inner core (the yellow/gold pais 92% copper, 6% aluminum, and 2% nickel. Now, toonies are made out of multi-ply nickel plated steel (outer core) and multi-ply brass plated aluminum bronze (inner core). What are these made out of?
Multi-ply nickel plated steel:
Multi-ply nickel plated steel:
Multi-ply brass plated aluminum bronze:
Multi-ply brass plated aluminum bronze:
A Toonie Timeline
A Toonie Timeline
1996-98 and 2001-03
1996-98 and 2001-03
The Founding of Nunavut (1999)
The Founding of Nunavut (1999)
The Path of Knowlege (2000)
The Path of Knowlege (2000)
400th years of Quebec City (2008)
400th years of Quebec City (2008)
A New Effigy For the Toonie (2003)
A New Effigy For the Toonie (2003)
10 years of the Toonie (2006)
10 years of the Toonie (2006)
What is the Toonie Production rate?
What is the Toonie Production rate?
2010 - 8,220,000
2011 - 27,488,000
2012 - 89,185,000
2013 - 12,390,000
2014 - 16,305,000
2015 - 30,378,500
2016 - 25,669,000
2017 - 39,595,000
2018 - 26,730,000
