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2005,
KM-552, Schön-613 Country Canada Year 2005 Value 1 Dollar Metal Aureate-bronze plated Nickel Weight 7 g Diameter 26.5 mm Commemorative issue 25th Anniversary of the Marathon of Hope Obverse The portrait in right profile of Elizabeth II, when she was 77 years old, is surrounded with the inscription "ELIZABETH II D • G • REGINA" (Elizabeth II, Queen by the grace of God) Lettering: ELIZABETH II D·G·REGINA 2005 Engraver: Susanna Blunt Susanna Blunt is a Canadian portrait artist who designed the most recent portrait of Queen Elizabeth II on the current Canadian coinage, which began in 2003. She was born in Harbin, China, the daughter of an English banker. Blunt started her studies at the Banff School of Fine Arts as a young teenager. Reverse Terrance Stanley "Terry" Fox, CC (1958-1981), a Canadian humanitarian, athlete, and cancer treatment activist, ran with one prosthetic leg the Marathon of Hope, a cross-Canada run to raise money for cancer research, is surrounded with the inscription "CANADA" and the facial value Lettering: CANADA DOLLAR Terry Fox 1958-1981 Engraver: S. Witten

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