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Title: 25 cents
Date: 2010
Object Name: coin
Classification: North American
Culture(s):
Canadian
Mint: North America, Canada
Technique: struck
Medium: steel, unspecified alloy, 94%; copper (CU), 3.8%; nickel plating, three-ply nickel finish plated steel, 2.2%
Dimensions: Coin: 23.88 mm, 12 O'Clock, 4.46 g (15/16 in., 12 O'Clock, 0.16 oz.)
Subject/Image: Reverse: Two red poppies on maple leaf. Soldier standing with reversed rifle. Remembrance Day commemorative.
Subject/Image: Obverse: Bust Elizabeth II right, head bare
Inscription: Reverse: 25 CENTS 1945 2010 CANADA CS
Inscription: Obverse: ELIZABETH II D. G. REGINA
Description: Bust of Queen Elizabeth II right, head bare, wearing earring, necklace of beads and drapery. Inscription left and right around. Border of dots./ Male figure, soldier, standing slightly left, head bowed, resting hands on rifle butt. Behind a large maple leaf. Red poppy to left and right of soldier on left. Banner below on which CANADA. Artist's initials CS to left of soldier's legs. Denomination above left. Dates 1945 2010 in two lines above right
Accession Number: NG.2011.3.13