Posted 04/09/2023 7:08 pm
Technically, that's a "tiara" she's wearing for this portrait. The State Crown is the big domed one with the cross on top that only comes out for ceremonial occasions like the opening of Parliament. It hasn't appeared on Canadian coinage since George V's last coins in 1936.
This is the second portrait of Elizabeth II used on Canadian coinage. It was also used on coinage of other countries throughout the remnants of the British Empire, from the 1960s through to the 1980s. It was also the last non-Canadian-designed portrait to be used on Canadian coinage.
This is the second portrait of Elizabeth II used on Canadian coinage. It was also used on coinage of other countries throughout the remnants of the British Empire, from the 1960s through to the 1980s. It was also the last non-Canadian-designed portrait to be used on Canadian coinage.
Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis
