50 Cents - Elizabeth II - 100th Anniversary of Canada (1967)
Features
Denomination | 50 Cents |
Catalog Number | KM# 69 |
Weight (g) | 11.6638 |
Diameter (mm) | 29.7 |
Thickness (mm) | 1.8 |
Shape: | Round |
Composition: | Silver (.800) |
Not Magnetic | |
Metal Value (USD) | 7.11 |
Currency Value (USD) | 0.35 |
Orientation | Medal orientation ↑↑ |
Commemorative |
Obverse
Engraved by Arnold Machin
Lettering:
ELIZABETH II
D · G · REGINA
Description:
Queen Elizabeth II facing right.
ELIZABETH II
D · G · REGINA
Description:
Queen Elizabeth II facing right.
Reverse
Engraved by Alex Colville
Lettering:
50 CENTS
CANADA 1867-1967
Description:
Mr. Colville (designer of this coin) says:
The wolf, unfortunately no longer common, is here symbolic of the vastness and loneliness of Canada, and thus of our tradition and to a degree, of our present condition. Yet the wolf is not a pathetic creature.
50 CENTS
CANADA 1867-1967
Description:
Mr. Colville (designer of this coin) says:
The wolf, unfortunately no longer common, is here symbolic of the vastness and loneliness of Canada, and thus of our tradition and to a degree, of our present condition. Yet the wolf is not a pathetic creature.
Edge
Description:
Milled
Milled
Year | Mintage | Comment | Rarity |
---|---|---|---|
ND (1967) | 4,211,392 | Common |