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KM-775, Schön-753 Country Canada Year 2008 Value 25 Cents Metal Nickel plated Steel Weight 4.4 g Diameter 23.88 mm Commemorative issue 90th Anniversary of the end of World War I 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 CANADA D·G·REGINA 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 The design is based on the earlier poppy coin, issued four years ago. In the middle of a maple leaf, a poppy, the symbol of remembrance of the sacrifice in World War I and other wars, is coloured in red - and surrounded with the legend "REMEMBER SOUVENIR", the facial value and the inscription "ARMISTICE" Lettering: 1918 ARMISTICE 2008 25 cents REMEMBER SOUVENIR Engraver: Cosme Saffioti

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