Canadian dollar
0.744 (+0.12%)
Performance & facts
| Canadian dollar price: | 0.744 | #5 | |
| Price change 1 hour: | +0.03% | #11 | |
| Price change 24 hours: | +0.12% | #13 | |
| Price change 7 days: | -0.13% | #17 | |
| Price change 30 days: | -0.27% | #16 | |
| 24 hour range: | 0.723 - 0.725 | ||
| 52 week range: | 0.676 - 0.745 | ||
| ISO 4217 currency code: | CAD | ||
About Canadian dollar
Canadian dollar is official currency of Canada and one of the most widely traded national currencies worldwide. It is held by many national banks as part of their reserves due to its attractiveness as relatively stable currency.
The issuer of Canadian dollar is Royal Canadian Mint. Physical dollars include 5, 10, 20, 50 and 100 dollar bank notes and 1 or 2 dollar coins. The subdivision of Canadian dollar is "cent" - 100 cents equal one dollar. Cents are also circulated in physical form as 5, 10, 25 and 50 cent coins.
One Canadian dollar coin features image of common loon on its reverse, which is the origin of Canadian dollar's nickname "loonie". As Canada is member of the UK Commonwealth, the obverse features effigy of current monarch of United Kingdom.
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