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10 Dollars - Elizabeth II Kayaking on the River
| Issuer | Royal Canadian Mint |
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| Year | 2017 |
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| Value | 10 Dollars |
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| Obverse description | The obverse bears the fourth definitive effigy of Queen Elizabeth II by engraver Susan Taylor, depicting the monarch in right-facing portrait as rendered at approximately 77 years of age, bareheaded, adorned with a necklace and earrings. The legend ELIZABETH II D·G·REGINA arcs along the upper rim, with the denomination 10 DOLLARS positioned in the lower field. The portrait is rendered in a refined, detailed engraving style characteristic of late-reign Canadian coinage. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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This piece belongs to the Royal Canadian Mint's "Scenic Relief" series, which introduced deeply sculpted, multi-plane dies to push the technical limits of coin production at Winnipeg and Ottawa. The kayaking subject draws on Canada's long fur-trade river culture, though the RCM framed it squarely as a modern recreational scene rather than a historical one — a deliberate editorial choice that generated some collector debate when the series launched.
The .9999 fine silver specification, rather than the more common .999, reflects the RCM's house standard for premium bullion and collector issues by this period.