The Bluenose was put on the dime because it is one of Canada's Prides. The Bluenose was an undefeated ship and was the fastest of it's time. It is currnely un ther the Atlantic Ocean somewhere in hati (it crashed ther in 1946). The Bluenose II is currenly active in Nova Scotia.
since 1937
the ship the bluenose
The Dime (.10).
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Bluenose (boat on the dime)
The ship is a representation of the "Bluenose", a famous Canadian schooner. The artist, Emmanuel Hahn, used three ships including the Bluenose as his models, so the ship design is actually a composite.
The Bluenose. It appears on the Canadian dime.
Old Bluenose
This is the Bluenose a famous racing fishing schooner under the red duster or Candaian Flag. She ( the ship) won the fisherman:s trophy for speed a number of times and was of course a popular working vessel as well. there was some controversy that the Bluenose was designed as a racing yacht- but surely equpped for the fishing trqde and rugged water operation. The Bluenose has long been a popular subject for ship modellers.
There was no design change, so it's still an image of a boat called the Bluenose.
Front - the famous ship Old Bluenose Back - the Queen, as is true of all coins from Commonwealth countries.
It's an image of the Bluenose, which was a Canadian fishing boat and racing schooner in the 1920s and '30s.
Front - the famous ship Old Bluenose Back - the Queen, as is true of all coins from Commonwealth countries.