1871-1971 Canada British Columbia Centennial Nickle Dollar with Queen Elizabeth II, as at 37 years of age on obverse.. 1971 Canadian $1 BRITISH COLUMBIA Centennial Specimen Nickle Dollar Coin in an Original Blue clamshell case with the Canadian coat of arms on it. 1971 (1871-) Canadian $1 British Columbia Centennial Specimen Nickle Dollar have on the reverse the British Columbia's coat of arms and its provincial flower, the dogwood. It was issue for thr 100th Anniversary of the Accession of British Columbia by the Royal Canadian Mint.