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5 Dollars - Elizabeth II Norman Bethune
| Issuer | Royal Canadian Mint |
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| Year | 1998 |
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| Currency | Dollar (1858-date) |
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| Obverse description | Diademed and draped effigy of Queen Elizabeth II facing right, depicted at approximately 64 years of age, wearing the royal diadem, a necklace, and earrings, as sculpted by Dora de Pédery-Hunt. The legend ELIZABETH II · CANADA arcs along the upper periphery, with the date 1998 and the denomination 5 DOLLARS distributed in the field. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse depicts a dynamic scene commemorating Norman Bethune's humanitarian work in China in 1938, showing Bethune and a column of soldiers and medical personnel traversing rugged terrain, rendered in high relief with fine detail. A portrait bust of Bethune appears in the upper right field, his face rendered with strong naturalistic detail against a stormy sky. The legend NORMAN BETHUNE arcs along the upper periphery, with the date 1938 inscribed in the upper right field. The composition, engraved by Ago Aarand and Stan Witten, conveys a sense of movement and historical gravitas befitting the subject. |
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| Reverse lettering | NORMAN BETHUNE 1938 |
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