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50 Cents - Elizabeth II Voyageurs
| Issuer | Royal Canadian Mint |
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| Year | 2005 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Reverse description | Central to the reverse is a finely detailed voyageur scene depicting two figures paddling a birchbark canoe across calm water, with stylised horizontal lines representing the lake surface in the lower field. Rising behind the canoe is a stand of coniferous trees, flanked on both sides by vertical lines evoking the aurora borealis or northern forest landscape. The legend CANADA arcs prominently along the upper periphery, while the inscription FINE GOLD 9999 1/25 OZ OR PUR curves along the lower border, attesting to the coin's purity and weight. The engraver's initials CH are visible in the lower left field near the waterline. |
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| Mintage | 2005 - Proof, #2 of the series - 13,933 |
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This piece belongs to a series of fractional gold coins the Royal Canadian Mint introduced in the late 1990s to offer .9999 fine gold in smaller, more accessible denominations — the same four-nines purity standard the Mint had established with the Maple Leaf bullion program. The 50-cent denomination in this format was never intended for circulation; it exists entirely as a collector and investor vehicle.
Canada's shift to .9999 fineness was itself a competitive response to international bullion markets, pushing past the .999 standard used by most sovereign mints at the time.