1966 Canada Elizabeth II, silver .800 25 Cents BU

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Struck at the Royal Canadian Mint in Ottawa, the type introduced Arnold Machin's mature effigy of Elizabeth II, which shows the Queen wearing a tiara and replaced the youthful laureate portrait by Mary Gillick. This more regal likeness gave Canadian coinage a modern look that matched the Queen's image on other Commonwealth issues. The reverse keeps Emanuel Hahn's celebrated caribou head, a design rooted in the reign of George VI that remains one of the most recognizable emblems of Canadian numismatics. Its pairing of a new royal portrait with an enduring national symbol makes it an essential piece for anyone assembling a complete type set of Canadian decimal coinage or tracing the evolution of the monarch's image on the nation's coins.