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1 Dollar - Elizabeth II Voyageur - Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II
| Issuer | Royal Canadian Mint |
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| Year | 2003 |
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| Weight | 25.175 g |
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| Obverse description | The obverse features the youthful laureate effigy of Queen Elizabeth II as modelled by Mary Gillick for the 1953 coronation coinage, depicting the Queen in right-facing profile with a wreath of laurel leaves in her hair and a draped neckline. The legend ELIZABETH II DEI GRATIA REGINA arcs around the upper periphery within a beaded border. The dual dates 1953 and 2003, flanking the portrait on either side, commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of Her Majesty's coronation. The portrait is rendered with fine sculptural detail against a deeply mirrored proof field, accentuating the frosted relief of the effigy. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The reverse reproduces Emanuel Otto Hahn's classic Voyageur design, depicting a common loon at rest on a northern lake in the foreground, with a birchbark canoe paddled by two Indigenous figures in the middle ground set against a backdrop of stylised northern lights rendered as vertical lines rising toward the upper field. The legend CANADA arcs above and DOLLAR below, both separated from the central device by the beaded border. The initials of the engraver appear discretely within the design. The deeply mirrored proof fields contrast sharply with the frosted relief of the central design elements, giving the coin its distinctive cameo appearance. |
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