2005,KM-535, Schön-592 Country Canada Year 2005 Value 25 Cents Metal Nickel plated Steel Weight 4.43 g Diameter 23.88 mm Commemorative issue Year of the Veteran in Canada 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 P 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 Two veterans in left profile are surrounded with the facial value and the inscription “CANADA” Lettering: 25 CENTS CANADA 2005 EG Engraver: E. Gobel