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2 Dollars - Elizabeth II Discovery of Insulin, colored
| Issuer | Royal Canadian Mint |
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| Year | 2021 |
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| Composition | Bimetallic: brass plated aluminium bronze centre in nickel plated steel ring |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing effigy of Queen Elizabeth II at age 77, rendered in the portrait by artist Susan Taylor, wearing a necklace and drop earrings with hair dressed and unadorned by crown or diadem. The legend ELIZABETH II D·G·REGINA arcs along the upper rim, with CANADA and the denomination 2 DOLLARS positioned in the lower field. The portrait is executed in a naturalistic style characteristic of the later Dora de Pédery-Hunt-era transition portraits used on Canadian circulation coinage. |
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| Obverse lettering | ELIZABETH II D·G·REGINA CANADA 2 DOLLARS (Translation: Elizabeth II Queen by the grace of God) |
| Reverse description | The central aluminium bronze core depicts an array of scientific instruments associated with the early research and isolation of insulin — including a glass vial, mortar and pestle, and an Erlenmeyer flask — overlaid upon a stylised maple leaf rendered in full colour. Surrounding these instruments are coloured representations of red blood cells, glucose molecules, and insulin molecules, the latter highlighted in vivid polychrome enamel. The initials JK appear in the lower field of the centre, referencing the historical figures connected to the discovery. The outer nickel-plated steel ring carries the bilingual inscription INSULIN / INSULINE and the commemorative dual dates 1921 and 2021, marking the centenary of insulin's discovery. |
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