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25 Cents - Elizabeth II 1st portrait
| Issuer | Royal Canadian Mint |
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| Year | 1953-1964 |
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| Composition | Silver (.800) (.800 silver .200 copper) |
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| Obverse description | Bare-headed effigy of Queen Elizabeth II facing right, modeled by Mary Gillick at approximately 27 years of age and wearing a laurel wreath. The portrait is rendered in low relief with fine detail to the facial features and hair. The circular legend reads ELIZABETH II DEI GRATIA REGINA around the upper periphery. Two principal varieties exist: the 1953 no-shoulder-fold type with a high-relief effigy lacking a defined fold at the shoulder strap, and the modified shoulder-fold portrait introduced later in 1953 and used through 1964. |
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| Reverse description | Central device features a left-facing caribou head, the design attributed to Emanuel Otto Hahn, set within the field. The legend CANADA arcs across the upper periphery, while the denomination 25 CENTS is inscribed below the caribou motif. The date appears in the lower right field. A small mintmark or designer's initial may appear to the right of the date on certain issues. The overall composition is bold and heraldic, consistent with Canadian coinage conventions of the period. |
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| Mintage | 1953 - Large date, high raised pattern, no fold on the shoulder - 10,546,769 1953 - Small date, fold on the shoulder, mintage included with large date - 1954 - Small date, fold on the shoulder - 2,318,891 1955 - Small date, fold on the shoulder - 9,552,505 1956 - Small date, fold on the shoulder - 11,269,353 1957 - Small date, fold on the shoulder - 12,770,190 1958 - Small date, fold on the shoulder - 9,336,910 1959 - Small date, fold on the shoulder - 13,503,461 1960 - Small date, fold on the shoulder - 22,835,327 1961 - Small date, fold on the shoulder - 18,164,368 1962 - Small date, fold on the shoulder - 29,559,266 1963 - Small date, fold on the shoulder - 21,180,652 1964 - Small date, fold on the shoulder - 36,479,343 |
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