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25 Cents - Elizabeth II Confederation
| Issuer | Royal Canadian Mint |
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| Year | 1992 |
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| Engraver(s) | Obverse: Dora de Pédery-Hunt Reverse: Emanuel Otto Hahn |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing crowned effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, as sculpted by Dora de Pédery-Hunt, occupying the central field. The Queen is depicted wearing the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland tiara, drop earrings, and a pearl necklace, rendered with fine detail. The legend ELIZABETH II arcs along the upper left periphery, while D·G·REGINA curves along the upper right, separated by the effigy. A fine beaded inner border encircles the entire design. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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The 1992 commemorative series marked 125 years of Canadian Confederation, with each of the twelve quarter designs assigned to a different province or territory. The program was a joint effort between the Royal Canadian Mint and Canada Post, which issued corresponding stamps — an unusual cross-agency collaboration for the period. Circulation figures ran into the hundreds of millions across the full series, and most Canadians encountered these in everyday change throughout the anniversary year.
The nickel-plated steel composition replaced the pure nickel used in earlier quarters, a cost-driven transition the Mint had been moving toward since the late 1980s.