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Currency Act (R.S.C., 1985, c. C-52)

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Act current to 2024-03-06 and last amended on 2018-06-21. Previous Versions

Marginal note:Current coins

  •  (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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