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100 Dollars - Elizabeth II Jacques Cartier
| Issuer | Royal Canadian Mint |
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| Year | 1984 |
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| Value | 100 Dollars |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing effigy of Queen Elizabeth II portrayed at approximately 37 years of age, wearing a tiara and draped in a regal costume. The portrait is rendered in high relief against a polished field, consistent with the Arnold Machin design used on Canadian coinage of the period. The surrounding legend reads 'ELIZABETH II D•G•REGINA CANADA' arcing along the upper periphery. |
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| Obverse lettering | ELIZABETH II D•G•REGINA CANADA (Translation: Elizabeth II Queen by the grace of God) |
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Issued to mark the 450th anniversary of Jacques Cartier's 1534 voyage into the Gulf of St. Lawrence — his first contact with the North American mainland — this coin appeared during a period of heightened Canadian nationalist sentiment around French-English historical identity. Cartier's legacy was contested political ground in 1984, with Quebec's ongoing sovereignty debates making the choice of subject pointed rather than merely celebratory.
Struck in 22-karat gold to the Royal Canadian Mint's established standard for its annual commemorative hundred-dollar series, which launched in 1976. Mintage was capped at 100,000 pieces.