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3 Dollars - Elizabeth II Cherry Blossom
| Issuer | Royal Canadian Mint |
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| Year | 2019 |
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| Reference(s) | RCM/MRC#171690, KM#2778 |
| Obverse description | The obverse features the fourth definitive effigy of Queen Elizabeth II by Susanna Blunt, depicting a right-facing draped bust of the Queen wearing a diadem and pearl drop earrings with a pearl necklace. The legend ELIZABETH II is inscribed along the upper left rim, with the date 2019 at the top and D•G•REGINA to the right. The denomination 3 DOLLARS appears along the lower rim. The sculptor's initials SB appear at the truncation of the bust. |
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| Obverse lettering | ELIZABETH II 2019 D•G•REGINA 3 DOLLARS |
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The Royal Canadian Mint has issued cherry blossom-themed pieces with some regularity since the early 2000s, partly in acknowledgment of the Japanese-Canadian community and partly in response to consistent collector demand for botanically themed silver. This 2019 piece is one of several denominated at three dollars — a face value the RCM adopted for small-format silver gifts and collector pieces where a one-dollar denomination felt insufficient and a five-dollar one excessive. No particular historical event anchors this issue; it belongs firmly to the mint's modern numismatic program rather than to any commemorative occasion. Mintage was capped, as is standard for this product line, at figures well below circulation coinage.