25 Cent Canada Nickel Elizabeth II (1926-2022)

2005,
KM-532, Schön-591 Country Canada Year 2005 Value 25 Cents Metal Nickel plated Steel Weight 4.43 g Diameter 23.88 mm
Commemorative issue 100th Anniversary of Saskatchewan Obverse The portrait in right profile of Elizabeth II, when she was 64 years old, is surrounded with the inscriptions “CANADA” and “ELIZABETH II D • G • REGINA” (Elizabeth II, Queen by the grace of God) and the dates “1905-2005” 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 A design (Western Meadowlark) representing the province of Saskatchewan is surrounded with the facial value and the legend “SASKATCHEWAN” Lettering: 1905 SASKATCHEWAN 2005 25 Cents PS CANADA Engraver: P. Sapergia