1999 Canada Elizabeth II January 25 Cents
Worth about £0.38 in circulated condition. 12,181,200 were minted, the 19th lowest of any circulation Canada 25 Cents.
Physical Properties
Features & Details
Is the Canada Elizabeth II January 1999 25 Cents rare?
19th/ 83
Its circulation mintage of 12,181,200 is the 19th lowest of 83 circulation Canada 25 Cents coins in the catalogue.
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About the 1999 Canada Elizabeth II January 25 Cents
The reverse designs were chosen through a nationwide competition, giving ordinary Canadians a voice in shaping their coinage. Appropriately for the series' opening chapter, the January design, titled "A Country Unfolds," evokes the nation's origins and its First Peoples, presenting imagery rooted in the land and heritage that preceded and shaped modern Canada. The reverse identifies the month of issue, linking each piece to its place in the year long sequence. The obverse carries the effigy of Queen Elizabeth II by Dora de Pédery-Hunt, the first Canadian artist to design the royal portrait for the nation's coinage. Struck in nickel at the Winnipeg facility, the coin entered everyday commerce and introduced a broad public to the idea of collecting commemorative coins from pocket change. For numismatists, it remains an essential starting point for assembling the complete set of 12. Its significance lies both in its role as the inaugural design of a landmark series and in its place within Canada's rich tradition of commemorative circulating coinage.
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