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50 Cents - Elizabeth II Newfoundland Folk Festival
| Issuer | Royal Canadian Mint |
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| Year | 2001 |
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| Thickness | 2.1 mm |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, portrayed at approximately 64 years of age, executed in the style of Dora de Pédery-Hunt. The Queen is depicted wearing the royal diadem, a necklace, and earrings. The legend ELIZABETH II appears above the effigy, with CANADA and the denomination 50 CENTS distributed around the periphery of the field. |
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| Mintage | 2001 - Proof - 58,123 |
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The Newfoundland Folk Festival, held annually in St. John's since 1976, is one of Canada's oldest continuously running folk festivals and draws heavily on the island's distinct Irish and English settler traditions. This 2001 issue was part of the Royal Canadian Mint's broader commemorative 50-cent program that ran through the late 1990s and early 2000s, packaging coins in festival-themed sets aimed squarely at the gift and collector market rather than circulation.
Mintage on these themed 50-cent pieces was tightly controlled, typically under 100,000 for the series.