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5 Cents - Elizabeth II Royal Military College
| Issuer | Royal Canadian Mint |
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| Year | 2001 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Reverse description | A Colour Party of uniformed Royal Military College cadets marches in formation across the central field, bearing regimental colours and rifles at the slope. In the right middle ground, the iconic Memorial Arch of the Royal Military College of Canada at Kingston, Ontario, is depicted in finely engraved architectural detail. The dates 1876-2001, commemorating the 125th anniversary of the college's founding, appear in the lower right field, accompanied by the engraver's initials GTL. The denomination 5 CENTS arcs along the upper border and CANADA curves along the lower border, both within a beaded rim. |
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| Reverse lettering | 5 CENTS 1876-2001 CANADA GTL |
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Issued to mark the 125th anniversary of the Royal Military College of Canada, founded in Kingston, Ontario in 1876 as the country's first and only degree-granting military university. The RMC produced graduates who served in both World Wars, and the institution's survival was not guaranteed — serious proposals to close it surfaced after World War I, when its role was considered redundant given the wartime officer training programs that had operated independently.
The five-cent denomination was chosen deliberately to mirror the standard circulation piece, a format the Royal Canadian Mint used for several commemorative silver issues in this period to maintain collector series continuity.