Currency Act (R.S.C., 1985, c. C-52)
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Marginal note:Current coins
7 (1) A coin is current for the amount of its denomination in the currency of Canada if it was issued under the authority of
(a) the Royal Canadian Mint Act; or
(b) the Crown in any province of Canada before it became part of Canada and if the coin was, immediately before October 15, 1952, current and legal tender in Canada.
Marginal note:Defaced coins not current
(2) No coin that is bent, mutilated or defaced, or that has been reduced in weight otherwise than by abrasion through ordinary use, shall pass current.
- R.S., 1985, c. C-52, s. 7
- 1999, c. 4, s. 11
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