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3 Dollars - Elizabeth II Caterpillar and Chrysalis
| Issuer | Royal Canadian Mint |
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| Year | 2014 |
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| Obverse description | The obverse bears the mature effigy of Queen Elizabeth II designed by Susanna Blunt, facing right, bare-headed, wearing a necklace and drop earrings. The legend 'ELIZABETH II D•G•REGINA' arcs along the upper periphery of the field. The portrait depicts the Queen as rendered for Canadian coinage from 2003 onward, with fine detail in the hair and regalia. |
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| Obverse lettering | ELIZABETH II D•G•REGINA (Translation: Elizabeth II Queen by the grace of God) |
| Reverse description | The reverse depicts two stages of the Monarch butterfly life cycle rendered with exceptional naturalistic detail. At center, a fully coloured Monarch caterpillar (Danaus plexippus), with distinctive yellow, white, and black banding, crawls along a vivid green milkweed leaf rendered in selective colour application. A large silver-finished chrysalis occupies the left-center field, its segmented surface engraved in fine relief, while a delicate tracery of bare branch outlines fills the background field. The denomination '3 DOLLARS' arcs along the upper legend, 'CANADA' along the lower, with the date '2014' to the right and the engraver's initials 'TT' to the lower left. |
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