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5 Dollars - Elizabeth II Year of the Dragon
| Issuer | Royal Canadian Mint |
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| Year | 2012 |
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| Value | 5 Dollars |
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| Obverse description | The obverse features the fourth definitive effigy of Queen Elizabeth II as designed by Susanna Blunt, depicting a bare-headed and draped bust of the Queen facing right. The portrait is rendered in fine relief against a polished field, capturing the monarch's mature likeness with careful attention to detail. The circumferential legend reads ELIZABETH II D·G·REGINA, with the abbreviated Latin title denoting her sovereignty by the grace of God. The inscription is evenly distributed around the upper and lower periphery of the coin in raised Latin characters. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse presents a boldly styled Chinese dragon rendered in high relief, depicted in dynamic, sinuous form against a highly polished mirror field, evoking traditional East Asian artistic conventions. The dragon is shown rearing upward with scales, claws, and flowing whiskers rendered in fine detail, symbolizing good fortune and prosperity in the Chinese lunar calendar tradition. This design commemorates the Year of the Dragon in the Chinese zodiac cycle. The peripheral legend CANADA · 5 DOLLARS is inscribed along the upper arc, with the date 2012 positioned along the lower arc, all in raised Latin characters. |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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