Why does the front of the canadian quarter and the 10 pence british coin look so much alike?
I found this 10 pence in my change the other day and thought it was a canadian quarter til i looked at the back so now im wondering WHY do they look the same on the front??? Does canada use Pence’s too?
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Many British Commonwealth countries use the same portrait of Queen Elizabeth II on their coinage: Great Britain, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Gibraltar, Jersey, Isle of Man, Guernsey, and East Caribbean States.
You *do* realize that you have the same Queen, don’t you?