25 Cents - Elizabeth II Armistice Day

Features

Issuer	Canada
Queen	Elizabeth II (1952-2022)
Type	Circulating commemorative coins
Year	2008
Value	25 Cents 0.25 CAD = USD 0.18
Currency	Dollar (1858-date)
Composition	Nickel plated steel
Weight	4.4 g
Diameter	23.9 mm
Thickness	1.6 mm
Shape	Round
Technique	Milled, Coloured
Orientation	Medal alignment ↑↑
Number	N# 4236
References	RCM/MRC# 103204, 103845 Monnaie Royale Canadienne (https://www.mint.ca/) , KM# 775 Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). , Schön# 753 Battenberg Gietl Verlag (publisher). Weltmünzkatalog. Battenberg Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Bavaria, Germany (4 volumes).

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Commemorative issue

Armistice Day

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 CANADA 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

The design is based on the earlier poppy coin, issued four years ago. In the middle of a maple leaf, a poppy, the symbol of remembrance of the sacrifice in World War I and other wars, is coloured in red - and surrounded with the legend "REMEMBER SOUVENIR", the face value and the inscription "ARMISTICE"

Script: Latin

Lettering:
1918 ARMISTICE 2008
25 Cents
REMEMBER
SOUVENIR
CS

Engraver: Stan Witten

Designer: Cosme Saffioti

Edge

Reeded

Mint

Royal Canadian Mint of Winnipeg, Canada (1976-date)

Comments

RCM#103204 Two-piece set Tomb of the Unknown Soldier 2008 and Poppy 2008
RCM#103845 Poppy in a bookmark Automatically translated

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Date	Mintage	VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC		Frequency
Undetermined
2008	11 000 000	$ 0.20	$ 0.20	$ 0.20	$ 0.73	$ 0.86	$ 1.60	(fr) Circulation	97%
2008	10 167							(fr) RCM#103204	0.3%
2008	489							(fr) RCM#103845	0.04%

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