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1 Dollar - Elizabeth II Alexander Graham Bell
| Issuer | Royal Canadian Mint |
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| Year | 2022 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse description | The obverse bears the effigy of Queen Elizabeth II as rendered by engraver Susan Taylor, depicting the monarch at approximately 77 years of age in right-facing profile, bare-headed, and adorned with a necklace and earrings. The portrait is executed in a refined, contemporary style consistent with the Royal Canadian Mint's late-reign effigy series. The outer legend reads ELIZABETH II D·G·REGINA encircling the upper field, identifying the sovereign and invoking her title by the grace of God. The field is otherwise uncluttered, allowing the portrait to dominate the obverse design. |
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| Reverse script | Latin, Latin (cursive) |
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Bell invented the telephone in 1876 while working in Boston, but the invention is deeply tied to Canada — he conceived the core ideas at his family's property in Brantford, Ontario, and conducted early long-distance tests on a line between Brantford and Paris, Ontario in August 1876. Canada and the United States have quietly contested this origin story for over a century. The RCM's decision to claim Bell unambiguously for Canadian commemorative coinage is itself a position in that dispute.