1992 Canada Elizabeth II Alberta 25 Cents

1992 Canada Elizabeth II Alberta 25 Cents : présentation (texte en anglais)

This made it one of the earliest and most ambitious circulating commemorative series in Canadian numismatic history. The series designs were chosen through a national competition that invited ordinary Canadians to portray their home regions. The Alberta reverse, created by Mel Heath, evokes the province's dramatic badlands landscape, featuring the weathered hoodoo formations that have become emblematic of its prairie geology and its rich paleontological heritage. The obverse carries the effigy of Queen Elizabeth II by Dora de Pédery-Hunt, linking the piece to the broader coinage of her reign. Struck in nickel at the Winnipeg facility, the coin entered everyday commerce, where it sparked widespread public enthusiasm for collecting and introduced many Canadians to the hobby as they sought to assemble the full provincial and territorial set.