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50 Cents - Elizabeth II Cougar
| Issuer | Royal Canadian Mint |
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| Year | 1999 |
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| Composition | Silver (.925) |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing effigy of Queen Elizabeth II wearing a diamond diadem and pearl necklace, as sculpted by Dora de Pédery-Hunt. The portrait is rendered in high relief against a mirror-polished field, characteristic of proof coinage. The legend ELIZABETH II arcs along the left rim, while D•G•REGINA appears along the right rim. A fine dentilated border encircles the entire obverse design. |
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| Reverse description | A naturalistic depiction of a cougar (mountain lion) in full stride, walking left across a rocky outcrop, with coniferous trees rendered in the background. The design is executed in frosted relief against a proof-quality mirrored field. The legend CANADA arcs along the upper rim, while the denomination 50 CENTS appears in the lower central field flanked by the bilingual inscriptions Cougar to the lower left and Couguar to the lower right. The date 1999 is positioned below the central device, and the engraver's initials JAC appear to the lower right of the cougar. |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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