25 Cent Canada Steel Elizabeth II (1926-2022)

2000,
Schön-377, KM-383 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 – Celebration 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: 25 CENTS ELIZABETH II D • G • REGINA 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 The Canadian nation, under fireworks, is surrounded with the bilingual inscriptions “CANADA” and “CELEBRATION 2000 CÉLÉBRATION” Lettering: CANADA CELEBRATION 2000 CÉLÉBRATION LP Engraver: Laura Paxton