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50 Cents - Elizabeth II Birds and Trees

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Issuer Canada
Queen Elizabeth II (1952-2022)
Type Non-circulating coins
Year 2011
Value 50 Cents
0.50 CAD = USD 0.36
Currency Dollar (1858-date)
Composition Gold (.9999)
Weight 1.27 g
Diameter 13.9 mm
Thickness 0.6 mm
Shape Round
Technique Milled
Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑
Number
N#
176418
References RCM/MRC# 116324
Monnaie Royale Canadienne (https://www.mint.ca/)
, KM# 1204
Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes).

Commemorative issue

Birds and Trees

Series: CAN:International Year of Forests

Obverse

Head of Queen Elizabeth II, as at 77 years of age, bare headed, wearing necklace and earrings, facing right.

Script: Latin

Lettering: ELIZABETH II D•G•REGINA

Unabridged legend: ELIZABETH II DEI GRATIA REGINA

Translation: Elizabeth II Queen by the grace of God

Engraver: Susan Taylor

Designer: Susanna Blunt

Reverse

A bird and a tree depicted Native American artwork style

Script: Latin

Lettering:
CANADA 2011
50 CENTS

Engraver: Marcos Hallam

Designer: Corrine Hunt

Edge

Reeded

Mint

Royal Canadian Mint of Ottawa, Canada (1908-date)

Comments

Once dominant on the western plains, wood bison provided food and materials for Native American communities, which collapsed when white man's hunting decimated the great herds. While conservation efforts have begun to rebuild populations, we're still a long way from the million bison of yesteryear.

Show your passion for Canada's wilderness... rich in treasures to be preserved
Nature is magnificent in Canada. These splendid pieces showcase classic (and endangered!) specimens with the cutting-edge artistry that made the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games medals world-famous.

Renowned Native American artist Corrine Hunt has embraced traditional Tlingit and Kwakwaka'wakw motifs to create a special edition of collectible artworks. A visual poem, each drawing brings to the ancestral values of conservation and respect a contemporary expression marked by the power of the line and the studied simplicity of the composition.

In 2011, proclaimed International Year of Forests, it's time to reflect on nature's role in combating global warming and preserving environmental balance.Automatically translated

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Date Mintage VG F VF XF AU UNC
2011  1 859 Proof

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Bullion value: USD 176.82 Search tips
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Actual gold weight: 0.041 oz
Current gold price: 4330.84 USD/oz (see gold price )

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