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3 Dollars - Elizabeth II Bee and Hive

3 Dollars - Elizabeth II (Bee and Hive) - obverse3 Dollars - Elizabeth II (Bee and Hive) - reverse

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Features

Issuer Canada
Queen Elizabeth II (1952-2022)
Type Non-circulating coins
Year 2013
Value 3 Dollars
3 CAD = USD 2.16
Currency Dollar (1858-date)
Composition Silver (.9999)
Weight 7.96 g
Diameter 27 mm
Thickness 2 mm
Shape Round
Technique Milled, Coloured
Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑
Number
N#
318809
References RCM/MRC# 123312
Monnaie Royale Canadienne (https://www.mint.ca/)
, KM# 1367
Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes).

Series: Canada's Animal Architects

Obverse

Head of Queen Elizabeth II, as at 77 years of age, bare headed, wearing necklace and earrings, facing right.

Script: Latin

Lettering: ELIZABETH II D•G•REGINA

Unabridged legend: ELIZABETH II DEI GRATIA REGINA

Translation: Elizabeth II Queen by the grace of God

Engraver: Susan Taylor

Designer: Susanna Blunt

Reverse

Honey Bee standing atop a flower blossom. The reverse design by Canadian artist Yves Bérubé features a painted honey bee standing atop a flower blossom, its head bowed to collect the precious nectar that will sustain its colony. This tiny pollinator is layered over an embossed honeycomb whose perfectly symmetrical hexagons cover the entire polished field of the coin’s reverse.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
3 DOLLARS
2013
CANADA

Designer: Yves Bérubé

Edge

Serrated

Mint

Royal Canadian Mint of Ottawa, Canada (1908-date)

Comments

Your coin is encapsulated and presented in a Royal Canadian Mint-branded maroon clamshell case lined with flock and protected by a black sleeve.

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Date Mintage VG F VF XF AU UNC
2013  9 993 $ 46 Proof

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Country: Germany
Languages: EN, DE
Numista Rarity index: 81 Search tips
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Bullion value: USD 18.75 Search tips
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Actual silver weight: 0.256 oz
Current silver price: 73.28 USD/oz (see silver price )

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