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15 Dollars - Elizabeth II Year of the Rooster
| Issuer | Royal Canadian Mint |
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| Year | 2005 |
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| Technique | Milled |
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| Obverse description | Effigy of Queen Elizabeth II facing right, depicted at approximately 64 years of age, after the portrait by Dora de Pédery-Hunt. The Queen is shown diademed, wearing a necklace and earrings. The circular legend reads ELIZABETH II 15 DOLLARS CANADA 2005, distributed around the periphery of the field. |
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| Obverse lettering | 15 DOLLARS CANADA 2005 ELIZABETH II |
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Canada's lunar series, launched by the Royal Canadian Mint in the late 1990s, was aimed squarely at the substantial Chinese-Canadian community and the broader Asian gift-giving market, where the twelve-animal cycle carries genuine calendrical and cultural weight. The Rooster year fell in 2005, and these pieces were sold in presentation packaging specifically designed for Lunar New Year gifting rather than numismatic display cases.
Collector demand for the series has historically tracked closely with the diaspora population in Vancouver and Toronto.