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1 Dollar - Charles III Monarch Butterfly
| Issuer | Royal Canadian Mint |
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| Year | 2025 |
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| Currency | Dollar (1858-date) |
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| Obverse description | The obverse features the right-facing effigy of King Charles III, depicted as a bare-headed mature portrait showing the King at 74 years of age, in coat and tie, designed by Steven Rosati (initials SR visible in the field below the bust truncation). The legend CHARLES III is inscribed along the left arc of the coin, while D·G·REX arcs along the right, all within a beaded inner border set against a vertically lined background field characteristic of the Specimen finish. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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| Additional information |
Canada's monarch butterfly population has declined sharply over recent decades, with overwintering colonies in Mexico shrinking by more than 80% since the 1990s — a collapse driven by milkweed loss along migratory corridors through the continental interior. The Royal Canadian Mint has issued naturalist-themed circulation dollars sporadically since the loon's introduction in 1987, but wildlife subject dollars of this kind typically see limited actual circulation, absorbed immediately by collectors and tourism channels.