25 Cent Canada Nickel Elizabeth II (1926-2022)

2000,
Schön-382, KM-376 Country Canada Year 2000 Value 25 Cents Metal Nickel Weight 5.08 g Diameter 23.8 mm
Commemorative issue The entry into the third millennium series – Community Obverse The portrait in right profile of Elizabeth II, when she was 64 years old, is surrounded with the facial value and the inscription “ELIZABETH II D • G • REGINA” (Elizabeth II, Queen by the grace of God) Lettering: 25 CENTS ELIZABETH II D • G • REGINA Engraver: Dora de Pédery-Hunt Dora de Pédery-Hunt, CM OOnt was a Hungarian-Canadian sculptor who designed medals and coins. She was the first Canadian citizen to design an effigy for Queen Elizabeth II. Reverse The earth, represented by a map of Canada, is surrounded by homes, trees and other elements of community and encircled by the bilingual inscriptions “CANADA” and “COMMUNITY 2000 COMMUNAUTÉ” Lettering: CANADA COMMUNITY 2000 COMMUNAUTÉ MT Engraver: Michelle Thibodeau