10 Cent Canada Nickel Elizabeth II (1926-2022)

2001,
KM-412, Schön-407 Country Canada Year 2001 Value 10 Cents Metal Nickel plated Steel Weight 1.75 g Diameter 18.03 mm
Commemorative issue International Year of the Volunteer Obverse The portrait in right profile of Elizabeth II, when she was 64 years old, accompanied by the facial value, is surrounded with the inscriptions “CANADA” and “ELIZABETH II” Lettering: CANADA 10 CENTS 2001 P ELIZABETH II 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 A symbolic rendition of the marching mothers and the sun’s rays, symbolizing the enlightening effect that volunteers have upon our communities, is accompanied with the legend both in English and French “YEAR OF VOLUNTEERS • ANNÉE DES BÉNÉVOLES” Lettering: YEAR OF VOLUNTEERS • ANNÉE DES BÉNÉVOLES Engraver: Stan Witten