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1968,
KM-73, Schön-61b Country Canada Year 1968 Value 10 Cents Metal Nickel Weight 2.07 g Diameter 18.034 mm Obverse The portrait in right profile of Elizabeth II, when she was 39 years old, is surrounded with the inscription "ELIZABETH II D • G • REGINA" (Elizabeth II, Queen by the grace of God) NOTE: Philadelphia Mint reeding has 99 sharper, flat-bottomed grooves. Bigger ship on reverse. Lettering: ELIZABETH II D·G·REGINA Engraver: Arnold Machin Arnold Machin O.B.E., R.A. was a British artist, sculptor, coin and stamp designer. Reverse The "Blue Nose" under sail, a Canadian schooner from Nova Scotia, a celebrated racing ship and a symbol of the province, is surrounded with the facial value and the inscription "CANADA" Lettering: CANADA 1968 10 CENTS Engraver: Emanuel Otto Hahn Emanuel Otto Hahn (30 May 1881 – 14 February 1957) was a German-born Canadian sculptor and coin designer. He taught and later married Elizabeth Wyn Wood. He co-founded and was the first president of the Sculptors' Society of Canada.

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