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25 Cents - Elizabeth II Northwest Territories, Silver Proof Issue
| Issuer | Royal Canadian Mint |
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| Year | 1992 |
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| Currency | Dollar (1858-date) |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, portrayed at approximately 64 years of age, wearing the George IV State Diadem, a necklace, and earrings, as executed by engraver Dora de Pédery-Hunt. The sovereign's truncated bust is depicted in a refined portrait style typical of the fourth definitive effigy used on Canadian coinage. The encircling legend reads ELIZABETH II CANADA D·G·REGINA with the Confederation anniversary dates 1867-1992. |
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| Obverse lettering | ELIZABETH II CANADA D·G·REGINA 1867-1992 (Translation: Elizabeth II Queen by the grace of God) |
| Reverse description | Central device depicts a finely detailed inukshuk — a traditional stone cairn erected by the Inuit peoples of Canada's Arctic regions — standing prominently in the mirror-like proof field against a deeply recessed background suggesting a northern landscape with stylized aurora borealis streaks. The engraver's initials BM appear to the lower left of the central device. The bilingual territorial name NORTHWEST TERRITORIES · TERRITOIRES DU NORD-OUEST arcs around the upper periphery within a beaded border, while the denomination 25 CENTS is inscribed along the lower exergue. |
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