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2015 $10 1/4 oz Pure Gold Coin – Maple Leaves With Queen Elizabeth II Effigy (1965)
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Product Description
2015 $10 1/4 oz Pure Gold Coin – Maple Leaves With Queen Elizabeth II Effigy (1965)
SPECIAL FEATURES
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This is the second coin in the Royal Canadian Mint’s new series celebrating the Canadian coinage effigies of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.
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This coin features on its obverse the beautiful profile portrait of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II created in 1964 by British sculptor and artist Arnold Machin.
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To underscore Her Majesty’s role as Canada’s head of state, the reverse features a beautiful and symbolically powerful design of two sugar maple leaves.
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Commemorate Her Majesty’s long reign of devoted service to Canada with a unique coin of 99.99% pure gold.
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A limited mintage of 1,500 means that this coin is sure to be sought after by collectors.
DESIGN
The reverse image by Canadian artist Celia Godkin features two sugar maple leaves. Pointing downward, the overlapping leaves are attached by their stems to a single twig at the top of the image. The leaves are engraved with careful precision using a variety of textures to lend depth to the image. The reverse is engraved with the words “CANADA” the date “2015” and the face value of “10 DOLLARS”. The obverse design features the second obverse of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II to appear on Canadian coinage in 1965, when she was 39 years old. Her Majesty wears a jewelled tiara and an elaborate gown. The effigy is encircled with the Latin legend “ELIZABETH II D. G. REGINA,” which means “Elizabeth II, by the grace of God, Queen.”
SPECIFICATIONS
No: 141805
Mintage: 1500
Material: Pure Gold (99.99%)
Finish: Reverse Proof
Weight: 7.8g
Diameter: 20mm
Edge: Serrated
Certificate: Serialized
Face Value: $10 Dollars