Discover my collection in 3D
Virtual Gallery
Country: Canada. Queen Elizabeth II (1952-)
Type: Non-Circulating coin (specimen)
Years: 1974
Value: 1 Dollar (1)
Currency: Canadian Dollar (1858-Date)
Mintage: 728,947
Composition: Silver (.500)
Weight: 22.6 g (Official Weight: 23.3276 g.)
Diameter: 36.06 mm
Shape: Round
Orientation: Medal alignment ↑↑
Grade: MS/UNC
References: KM# 88a
Commemorative issue:
100th Anniversary of the Accession of Winnipeg.
Obverse:
The 2nd portrait of Queen Elizabeth II facing right.
Lettering: ELIZABETH II D·G·REGINA
Engraver: Arnold Machin
Reverse:
Lettering:
WINNIPEG
100
1874-1974
CANADA DOLLAR
Engravers: Paul Pederson, Patrick Brindley.
Edge:
Milled.
Comment:
The city is named after the nearby Lake Winnipeg; the name comes from the Western Cree words for muddy water. The region was a trading centre for Indigenous peoples long before the arrival of Europeans. French traders built the first fort on the site in 1738. A settlement was later founded by the Selkirk settlers of the Red River Colony in 1812, the nucleus of which was incorporated as the City of Winnipeg in 1873.
Reference : KM# 88a
Source : https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces1...
Collection : Canada - Monnaies et Tokens