Elizabeth II - 1 Dollar 1968 (ex.2)

Country: Canada. Queen Elizabeth II
Type: Standard Circulation coin
Years: 1968 (1968-1976)
Value: 1 Dollar (1)
Currency: Canadian Dollar (1858-Date)
Mintage: 5,579,714
Composition: Nickel
Weight: 15.6 g
Diameter: 32.13 mm
Shape: Round
Orientation: Medal alignment ↑↑
Grade: MS/UNC
References: KM# 76, Schön# 66.1

Obverse:
The portrait in right profile of Elizabeth II, when she was 39 years old, is surrounded with the inscription "ELIZABETH II D • G • REGINA" (Elizabeth II, Queen by the grace of God).

Designer: Arnold Machin.

Lettering: ELIZABETH II D·G·REGINA

Engraver: Arnold Machin 

Reverse:
A voyageur and an aboriginal paddling a birch-bark canoe by an islet on which there are two wind-swept trees. The vertical lines in the background represent the northern lights. Surrounded with the date, the face value and the inscription "CANADA".

Designer: Emanuel Hahn.

Lettering:
CANADA
HB
EH
1968
DOLLAR

Edge:
Reeded.

Referenz : KM# 76, Schön# 66.1

Quelle : https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces3...

Sammlung : Canada - Monnaies et Tokens