🐦 Chapter 8: Canadian Symbols
On which Canadian coin does the beaver appear?
Correct answer: The five-cent coin
✓ The five-cent coin
B The ten-cent coin
C The twenty-five-cent coin
D The one-dollar coin
💡 Explanation
Check the nickel: the five-cent piece carries the beaver. The animal stood for the Hudson's Bay Company fur trade centuries ago, and in 1834 the St. Jean Baptiste Society took it up as its emblem.
Key facts to remember
- The Hudson's Bay Company took the beaver for its symbol centuries ago
- In 1834 the St. Jean Baptiste Society made it their emblem too
- The busy rodent appears on the five-cent coin
- Saskatchewan, Alberta, Montreal and Toronto carry it on their coats of arms
Why this is the answer
From the official Discover Canada study guide — 8.2.4 The Beaver:
Centuries ago the Hudson's Bay Company, master of the fur trade, took the beaver for its symbol. In 1834 a French-Canadian patriotic association, the St. Jean Baptiste Society, made it their emblem too, and other groups did the same afterwards. The beaver is an industrious animal, always at work. Today you will spot this busy rodent on the five-cent coin. Saskatchewan and Alberta both carry it on their coats of arms, and cities like Montreal and Toronto do the same.
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