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The schooner Old Bluenose, built in Lunenburg Nova Scotia The ship is on the front, or obverse. By convention the side with the monarch's picture is considered to be the back, or reverse.

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Q: What famous schooner appears on the Canadian dime?
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What is Canada's most famous sailing vessel?

The Bluenose. It appears on the Canadian dime.


What blue schooner nose is on what candian coin?

Can we rephrase that? The schooner is Old Bluenose, it's not a schooner with a blue nose. And there's no candy involved, it's a Canadian dime.


Why is a sailboat on a Canadian dime?

It's an image of the Bluenose, which was a Canadian fishing boat and racing schooner in the 1920s and '30s.


What is the Canadian dime?

Could you explain what you mean? If you want a basic definition, it's a 10 cent coin about the same size as a U.S. dime. Most bear the image of the famous schooner "Old Bluenose" on the obverse. The reverse carries the monarch's picture, Elizabeth II since 1953. If taken from circulation, a Canadian dime is worth about 9 cents U.S. at current exchange rates. What about a 1988 dime that has orchid like flowers on the back instead of the schooner


What is the name of the sailing vessell on the Canadian ten cent coin?

The schooner on the front of the Canadian dime was a depiction by Emmanuel Hahn of Bluenose.


What is the name of the race-winning schooner that is pictured on the Canadian dime?

the blue nose , it was built in Lunenburg Nova Scotia


What famous sailboat s represented in the Canadian dime?

bluenose


What is the name of the ship on the Canadian 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 schooner is on what Canada coin?

The Dime (.10).


Who is the famous figure on the dime?

The famous figure on the dime is President Franklin D. Roosevelt. His profile appears on the front of the coin.


What does Mi' kmaq mean in English?

Did you know that Nova Scotia is one of the provinces where the Mi'kmaq people live. Its coat of arms is the most detailed of all the provinces and territories. It is also where bluenose, the schooner on the Canadian dime, was built.


Who appears on back of a US dime?

No one appears on the back of a dime, but on currently circulating dimes, Franklin D. Roosevelt appears on the front.