50 Cents - Elizabeth II 1st portrait, complete coat of arms

€308.00
IssuerCanada
Year1959-1964
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value50 Cents
CurrencyDollar (1858-date)
CompositionSilver (.800) (.800 silver .200 copper)
Weight11.6638 g
Dimensions29.72 mm
Thickness2.04 mm
Shape and TechniqueRound
Milled
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) KM#56, Schön#54
Obverse descriptionBust of Queen Elizabeth II, as at 27 years of age, wearing a wreath, facing right.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringELIZABETH II DEI GRATIA REGINA
(Translation: Elizabeth II Queen by the grace of God)
Reverse descriptionCrown divides the date above the Royal Arms of Canada proclaimed by King George V on November 21, 1921, and updated in 1957, are surrounded with the face value and the inscription `CANADA`
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse lettering19 64 CANADA 50 CENTS T S
EdgeReeded
Mint
Mintage1959  - `Blue` lower shield (horizontal lines) - 3 095 535
1960  - `White` lower shield (no lines) - 3 488 897
1961  - `White` lower shield (no lines) - 3 584 417
1962  - `White` lower shield (no lines) - 5 208 030
1963  - `White` lower shield (no lines) - 8 348 871
1964  - `White` lower shield (no lines) - 9 377 676
Catalog ID7608183470
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