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25 Cents - Elizabeth II Ontario
| Issuer | Royal Canadian Mint |
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| Year | 1992 |
| Type | Commemorative circulation coin |
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| Reverse description | Central design by Greg Salmela depicting a windswept Eastern White Pine tree — Ontario's provincial tree — standing alone on exposed Canadian Shield rock, with a forest of conifers receding into the middle ground. The composition evokes the iconic landscape of the Precambrian Shield characteristic of Ontario's wilderness. The provincial name ONTARIO arcs along the upper legend within a beaded border, while the denomination 25 CENTS is inscribed in two lines at the base of the field. The engraver's initials GS appear discreetly in the lower right of the design. |
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| Reverse lettering | ONTARIO 25 CENTS |
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The 1992 Canadian provincial quarters were issued to mark the 125th anniversary of Confederation, with each province and territory receiving its own reverse design — twelve coins in total, intended for circulation rather than collector sets alone. Ontario's piece was part of a series that genuinely did circulate, making worn examples far more common than for most commemorative programs of this scale.
This is also the first year the Royal Canadian Mint transitioned the circulating 25-cent piece from pure nickel to nickel-plated steel, a cost-reduction measure driven by rising commodity prices throughout the late 1980s.