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50 Cents - Elizabeth II Yukon Story Telling Festival
| Issuer | Royal Canadian Mint |
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| Year | 2003 |
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| Value | 50 Cents |
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| Obverse description | The obverse features the fourth-effigy portrait of Queen Elizabeth II by Dora de Pédery-Hunt, depicting the Queen in right-facing profile wearing a diamond diadem and pearl drop earrings with a necklace. The legend CANADA arcs across the upper field, while ELIZABETH II is inscribed along the lower periphery. The denomination 50 CENTS appears in two lines to the left of the royal effigy. The portrait is rendered in high relief, characteristic of the proof finish, with fine detailing in the diadem and facial features. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse presents a bold First Nations-style design in the Northwest Coast artistic tradition, depicting an orca whale rendered in stylized formline art, its powerful form curving across the field to encompass a human face within its body. The composition employs the characteristic ovoid and U-form elements of Pacific Northwest Indigenous art, with strong black-line contrasts against the mirrored silver proof surfaces. The legend YUKON flanks the date 2003 along the upper border, appearing twice to frame the design. An artist's initial appears within the lower field area of the design. |
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| Edge | Milled |
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