2002 Canadian Fifty Cent

I'm not a collector, but I love using fifty cent pieces I get from the bank. Get a kick out of the reactions I get from people. Can anyone tell me what is it with the two different designs on the 2002 coins?

 

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One was a commerative for the Queens Golden Jubilee (50 years as Queen)

 

I thought they both are commerative as they have the dates 1952-2002, just that one has the dates on the front and the other on the back with a larger portrait of the Queen. I quess what I'm wondering is did they make more of one than the other and why, is there a series?

 

The one with the regular design was in sets only, if I remember correctly.

The circulation one used a modified reverse which I don't really like, and incorporates the obverse used on the Canadian 1953 schoolchildren's coronation medal. It might had possibly been the last circulation 50c were to be struck. I make note of the fact that the mintage was huge (in comparison with usual for 50c), and that none were struck for 2003 or 2004, the first no-strike years since 1922-28.

 

Thanks for the info. Also, "none were struck for 2003 or 2004"? Cause I have one that was in a bank roll, would that have come from a set too?

 

Yes, unless I am mistaken, but I don't recall hearing of 2003 or 2004 circulation strike 50c.