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4 Dollars - Elizabeth II Queen Victoria
| Issuer | Royal Canadian Mint |
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| Year | 2019 |
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| Composition | Rhodium plated silver (.9999) |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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This piece belongs to a small RCM subseries pairing Elizabeth II with earlier Canadian monarchs — a format that invites collectors to read the obverse and reverse as a kind of dynastic conversation across reigns. Victoria, who died in 1901 having never set foot in Canada, nonetheless shaped its constitutional architecture more than any monarch who did. The $4 face value denomination has no circulation role; the RCM introduced it purely as a collector tier, first appearing in 2007, sitting awkwardly between bullion and full numismatic pricing ever since.
Rhodium plating on .9999 silver is applied primarily for tonal contrast and tarnish resistance — rhodium being harder than silver by a considerable margin.