3 Dollars - Elizabeth II Bee and Hive

€318,809.00
IssuerCanada
Year2013
TypeNon-circulating coin
Value3 Dollars
CurrencyDollar (1858-date)
CompositionSilver (.9999)
Weight7.96 g
Dimensions27 mm
Thickness2 mm
Shape and TechniqueRound
Milled, Coloured (Painted)
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
Engraver(s)Susan Taylor
In circulation to
Reference(s) RCM/MRC#123312, KM#1367
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 descriptionHoney Bee standing atop a flower blossom. The reverse design by Canadian artist Yves Bérubé features a painted honey bee standing atop a flower blossom, its head bowed to collect the precious nectar that will sustain its colony. This tiny pollinator is layered over an embossed honeycomb whose perfectly symmetrical hexagons cover the entire polished field of the coin’s reverse.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse lettering3 DOLLARS 2013 CANADA
EdgeSerrated
Mint
Mintage2013  - proof - 9 993
Catalog ID5522096170
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