1871-1971 Canada British Columbia Centennial Silver Dollar with Queen Elizabeth II, as at 37 years of age on obverse.. 1971 Canadian $1 BRITISH COLUMBIA Centennial Specimen Silver Dollar Coin in a Original Black clamshell case with the Canadian coat of arms on it along side Original Shipping box. 1971 (1871-) Canadian $1 British Columbia Centennial Specimen Silver Dollar is the first non-circulating silver dollar was issued to the public in 1971 as a commemorative for the entry of British Columbia into Confederation in 1871 by the Royal Canadian Mint, British Columbia's coat of arms on the reverse.