25 Cent Canada Nickel Elizabeth II (1926-2022)

2000,
KM-384.2, Schön-371 Country Canada Year 2000 Value 25 Cents Metal Nickel Weight 5.08 g Diameter 23.8 mm
Commemorative issue The entry into the third millennium series – Pride Obverse The portrait in right profile of Elizabeth II, when she was 64 years old, is surrounded with the facial value and the inscription “ELIZABETH II D • G • REGINA” (Elizabeth II, Queen by the grace of God) Lettering: ELIZABETH II D · G · REGINA 25 CENTS 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 maple leaf, adorned with a red flowing ribbon and three smaller red leaves to mark the year 2000, is surrounded with the bilingual inscriptions “CANADA” and “PRIDE 2000 FIERTÉ” Lettering: PRIDE 2000 FIERTÉ DFW CANADA Engraver: Donald F. Warkentin