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5 Dollars - Elizabeth II SML fractional set, 1 oz
| Issuer | Royal Canadian Mint |
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| Year | 2015 |
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| Value | 5 Dollars |
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| Obverse description | The obverse features the fourth definitive effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, designed by Susanna Blunt, rendered as a right-facing draped bust wearing a diamond diadem and pearl earrings. The portrait is executed in high relief against a finely frosted field, consistent with reverse proof treatment. The legend ELIZABETH II arcs along the upper left rim, while D•G•REGINA arcs along the upper right rim, both in raised Latin characters. The denomination 5 DOLLARS appears in the lower field beneath the portrait. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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The "SML" designation refers to the Selective Micro-Laser engraving process the Royal Canadian Mint introduced to combat counterfeiting on its bullion issues — microscopic maple leaf privy marks laser-etched with a date code that changes annually, making year-specific authentication possible in a way conventional minting cannot replicate. This 2015 fractional set piece carries the "15" date privy, which distinguishes it from the broader Maple Leaf bullion run of the same year.
The .9999 fineness standard was itself a marketing and metallurgical statement when the RCM adopted it — four-nines purity was not then the industry norm for sovereign bullion.