Question About Older Canadian Obverses

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Dollar1948 Pillar of the Community Canada 636 Posts	Posted 06/14/2010 9:37 pm Please check out the obverses from these new Zealand and Australian coins within this guys youtube post. They look exactly like the Canadian obverses from those same years. Is this suggesting that back in those days, the Brits determined what portaraits can be used, and they are not designed from someone within the country where they are going to be used? Thanks http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FvAb...=dObcW33UHsw Report this Post to the Staff

omahaorange Valued Member United States 294 Posts	Posted 06/15/2010 11:27 am Somebody can correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe all British Territories used the current reigning monarch's portrait as the obverse of their coins. Not sure about today, but most of what I have from the 1990's on back share this trait, including Australia, New Zealand, Canada, Bermuda, etc. Report this Post to the Staff
acodym Valued Member Canada 60 Posts	Posted 06/15/2010 6:17 pm Yes I am pretty sure you are right omahaorange! It was Great Britains decision because Australia, New Zealand, Canada, Bermuda, and a few more rcountries were runned and contoled by the british goverment. Report this Post to the Staff
bosox Pillar of the Community United States 1353 Posts	Posted 06/15/2010 6:20 pm During Victoria's reign The Royal Mint used several different obverse designs, which varied by both denomination and colony. http://www.victoriancent.com 2011 & 2025 Fred Bowman Literary Award Winner, 2020 J. Douglas Ferguson Award Winner, & 2022 Paul Fiocca Award Winner. Life Member of RCNA. Report this Post to the Staff
Nevol Formerly nancyc Australia 5385 Posts	Posted 06/15/2010 6:36 pm As far as I am aware, the effigy of QEII used on any coins still has to be approved by QEII. Currently, the UK, Australia & NZ are using the same effigy by Ian Rank Broadley, while Canada & Fiji are using 2 different ones. life is a mystery to be lived not a problem to be solved Report this Post to the Staff
Dollar1948 Pillar of the Community Canada 636 Posts	Posted 06/15/2010 6:54 pm Thanks,..i see the existing portrait was designed by Vancouverite 'Sussana Blunt' http://www.bluntart.com/ Report this Post to the Staff
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