25 Dollars - Elizabeth II Grotesque Wild Green Man

€377,985.00
IssuerCanada
Year2016
TypeNon-circulating coin
Value25 Dollars
CurrencyDollar (1858-date)
CompositionSilver (.9999)
Weight30.75 g
Dimensions36 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound
Milled (high relief)
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
Engraver(s)Susan Taylor
In circulation to
Reference(s) RCM/MRC#151335, RCM/MRC#153361, KM#2216
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, your coin was inspired by pieces from the East Block of Parliament, reinterpreted by Dominion Sculptor Phillip White. This fierce and wild-eyed figure has ancient links to pre-Christian mythology and is believed to symbolizegrowth and rebirth, the cycles of life. He is often depicted with dense foliage, and here, his hair, brows, moustache and beard are made of leaves—a wildly mysterious grotesque exquisitely crafted in ultra-high relief.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringCANADA 25 DOLLARS 2016
EdgePlain
Mint
Mintage2016  - Proof - 2 038
Catalog ID4421096710
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