25 Dollars - Elizabeth II Grotesque Foliated Green Man

€1.00
IssuerCanada
Year2016
TypeNon-circulating coin
Value25 Dollars
CurrencyDollar (1858-date)
CompositionSilver (.9999)
Weight31.39 g
Dimensions38 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound
Milled (high relief)
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
Engraver(s)Susan Taylor
In circulation to
Reference(s) RCM/MRC#151371, RCM/MRC#153361, KM#2217
Obverse descriptionHead of Queen Elizabeth II, as at 77 years of age, bare headed, wearing necklace and earrings, facing right.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringELIZABETH II D·G·REGINA
(Translation: Elizabeth II Queen by the grace of God)
Reverse descriptionEngraved in ultra-high relief, the coin features an original depiction by Dominion Sculptor Phillip White of a Gothic-style grotesque interpreted from a carving found on the East Block of the Parliament Buildings. The image portrays a Green man disgorging stylized `stiff-leaf` foliage from its mouth. The staring figure`s brows and hair are also composed of whirling, stylized leaves and stems.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringCANADA 25 DOLLARS 2016
EdgePlain
Mint
Mintage2016  - Proof - 1 822
Catalog ID4708271700
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