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10 Dollars - Elizabeth II Canoeing
| Issuer | Royal Canadian Mint |
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| Year | 1975 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing effigy of Queen Elizabeth II wearing a tiara, depicted at approximately 37 years of age, after the portrait by Arnold Machin. The legend ELIZABETH II flanks the upper field, with CANADA and the date 1976 inscribed below. The portrait is rendered in a refined, formal style characteristic of Commonwealth coinage of the period. |
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| Reverse description | Stylized depiction of a canoeist in dynamic forward motion, rendered in a modernist graphic style with flowing lines suggesting water and speed. The Montreal 1976 Summer Olympics logo, featuring the interlocked Olympic rings surmounted by a stylized flame, appears in the upper left field. The bilingual legend OLYMPIADE XXI OLYMPIAD and MONTRÉAL 1976 occupies the upper portion of the field, with the denomination 10 DOLLARS inscribed along the lower exergue. |
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| Mintage | 1975 - - 2,476,216 1975 - Proof - 89,155 |
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