25 Cent Canada Steel Elizabeth II (1926-2022)

2000,
Schön-375, KM-382 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 – Natural Legacy 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 design representing clean air, fresh water, healthy wildlife and thriving forests is surrounded with the bilingual inscriptions “CANADA” and “NATURAL LEGACY 2000 PATRIMOINE NATUREL” Lettering: NATURAL LEGACY 2000 PATRIMOINE NATUREL RT CANADA Engraver: Randy Trantau