However, like all of Canada's discontinued coins, the voyageur dollar coins remain legal tender. In 1987, the coin was replaced by the loonie. A smaller, nickel version for general circulation was struck from 1968 through 1986. Until 1968, the coin was composed of 80% silver.
The voyageur dollar is a coin of Canada that was struck for circulation from 1935 through 1986. Voyageur and an aboriginal travelling by canoe