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I am Canadian and a collector of Canadian coins so the question and the prize will reflect that.
The question is:
How many effigies of Queen Elizabeth II have appeared on circulating Canadian coins and what years were they introduced? Edited by bromac
03/03/2005 9:44 pm
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Do we post our answers here, or email them to you?
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I'm new to this but my understanding is that you post your answer here and I will choose the winner by drawing from among those who answered correctly.
Bill
Edited by bromac
02/26/2005 6:27 pm
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Rest in Peace
United States
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i will guess.
there were 3
1953 - 1965 - 1991
catman
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I'm going to go with four. 1953, 1965, 1990, 2003.
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I think it is 5.
I also think that one can argue for 5 or six. I don't know Canadian coinage,
but there have been 4 basic portraits-the "young queen" (ponytail, crownless-53-64), her classic hairdo with simple crown (65-89), older, with more ornate crown (90-03), and present day crownless (03-present). There was a different portrait for the 50c 2002 golden jubilee depicting the young queen at her coronation. In addition other 02 coins used the 90-03 portrait but with 1952 over 2002.
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Ok, here's what I found....  The effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II first appeared on Canadian coins in 1953 when she was 27 years old. This effigy pictured here appeared on Canadian coins from 1953 to 1964. ________________________________________________________  The effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II changed in 1965 when she was 39 years old. This effigy appeared on Canadian coins from 1965 to 1989. ________________________________________________________  The effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II changed in 1990 when she was 64 years old. This effigy has appeared on Canadian coins from 1990 to the present day. _______________________________________________________  The 2002 50-Cent Golden Jubilee circulation coin produced by the Royal Canadian Mint reflects a commemorative medallion struck nearly 50 years ago to mark the coronation of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. __________________________________________________________________  On June 2nd, 2003 the Royal Canadian Mint unveiled the new effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II in celebration of the 50th anniversary of Her Coronation. Which makes it 5 |
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Umm Trick Question maybe. I think we are on Queen Elizabeth the 2nd not the 11th so I would have to say zero
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I need a quick history lesson... why does Canada still depict England's queen on its currency? I've been curious about that!
Thanks,
~neuron
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Canada was once one of the many parts of the British Empire
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Five
1953
1965
1990
2002
2003
Fun part about living monarchs - the coins can change with them.
How many different Lincolns do we see on the penny?
rggoodie
aka Richard
"catch em doing something right"
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Originally posted by rggoodie
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Fun part about living monarchs - the coins can change with them.
How many different Lincolns do we see on the penny?
Hi Richard, It is sorta neat. Personally, while I wish the US mint/congress would only change 1 design at a time ( State Quarters program is great, so is the nickel, but why not do the nickels when sq program ends- it's been 200 years since Jefferson was pres and Lewis and Clark explored the west-why not issue a commem and leave the circulating coinage alone for 4 more years), it is nice to see a diff Jefferson portrait. Monarchs are relatively apolitical figures in most of the developed world today, so its ok to put them on coins, IMO. Living poiticians are a different matter-too political. I feel the same about the recently dead ones-and feel that about say, both Johnson and Reagan. In 25 years it may be different..., and Kennedy was different too, because he was assasinated. Realize you have a different opinion re presidents on coins, ND! What guidelines would you like to see for the RAM to use re coinage? How do you feel about the coins with 2! monarchs such as the commem 1/2 sovereign? Don Edited by SFDukie
03/02/2005 2:36 pm
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I would also say none...
Speedy
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I am going with SIX
1953 - 1964 coins
1965 - 1989 coins
1991 - 2003 coins
2002 commemorative medallion
2003 50th anniversary coin
2004 $300 gold coin
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