50 Cents - Elizabeth II Ottawa Jail Hostel

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IssuerCanada
Year2019
TypeNon-circulating coin
Value50 Cents
CurrencyDollar (1858-date)
CompositionNickel plated steel
Weight12.61 g
Dimensions35 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound
Milled, Colored
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
Engraver(s)Susan Taylor
In circulation to
Reference(s) RCM/MRC#174392, KM#2749
Obverse descriptionHead of Queen Elizabeth II, as at 77 years of age, bare headed, wearing necklace and earrings, facing right.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringELIZABETH II D•G•REGINA SB
(Translation: Elizabeth II Queen by the grace of God)
Reverse descriptionThe two-image lenticular design by Emmanuel Julian Madail Monzon shows a ghostly encounter in one of Canada`s most haunted buildings. The first image shows a visitor entering a former jail during an evening tour of the HI Ottawa Jail Hostel, where the bar door is left ajar. When the coin is tilted, the door is closed and the eerie ghost of a former inmate—perhaps Patrick Whelan, who was hanged for the 1868 assassination of Thomas D`Arcy McGee, aFather of Confederation—appears behind the terrified visitor and looks directly at the viewer.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringCANADA JAIL ENTRANCE ENTREE DE LA PRISON 50 CENTS 2019
EdgePlain
Mint
Mintage2019  - Specimen - 100 000
Catalog ID6681029790
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