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50 Dollars - Elizabeth II 4th Portrait, 99999 GML Experimental
| Issuer | Royal Canadian Mint |
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| Year | 2005 |
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| Currency | Dollar (1858-date) |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing effigy of Queen Elizabeth II after the fourth portrait by Susanna Blunt, depicting the monarch at approximately 77 years of age, bareheaded and uncrowned, wearing a necklace and drop earrings. The legend ELIZABETH II arcs along the upper periphery, while the denomination 50 DOLLARS and the date 2005 appear in the lower field. The portrait is rendered with fine detail in the hair and facial features, characteristic of the Blunt effigy introduced for Canadian coinage in 2003. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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The Royal Canadian Mint developed its five-nines (.99999) gold refining process through the late 1990s and early 2000s, and this 2005 piece is among the earliest experimental strikes used to validate that production standard at scale. The designation "experimental" is technically accurate — these were not intended for general collector release but rather served as internal benchmarks for the refinery process itself. Very few reached outside hands.