A beaver is on the nickel because it is a Canadian symbol, and it was important to the early economy.
that is not clear
1939
because it is a Canadian symdol
On the US 5 cent piece, Thomas Jefferson's home, Monticello is pictured. I think the Canadian 5 cent piece has a beaver on the reverse.
The current brass $1 coin has a picture of a loon, an aquatic bird common in Canada.Older $1 silver coins carry a picture of a voyageur (fur trapper) rowing a canoe. That animal, of course, is a human male.
beaver are important because they are a part of the ecosystem and keep Canada's food chain balanced they are a national symol and represent us they are on the nickel because of there animalness. i like beavers
beaver 1 beaver all lets all do the beaver crawl beaver 2 beaver 3 lets all climb the beaver tree beaver 4 beaver 5 lets all do the beaver jive beaver 6 beaver 7 let all go to beaver heaven beaver 8 beaver 9 STOP its beaver time
The address of the Beaver Heritage Society is: 5825 Beaver Pike, Beaver, OH 45613-9439
The 5-cent has a beaver, the 25- cent has a caribou (NOT a moose), the 1-dollar shows a loon, and the 2-dollar features polar bears.
Herbivore.
Mr. Beaver = Ray WinstoneMrs. Beaver = Dawn French
With the exact name 'beaver', there is are ''Castor canadensis'' and ''Castor fiber'', the American Beaver and the European Beaver respectively.