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50 Cents - Elizabeth II Blue Whale

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Issuer Canada
Queen Elizabeth II (1952-2022)
Type Non-circulating coins
Year 1998
Value 50 Cents
0.50 CAD = USD 0.36
Currency Dollar (1858-date)
Composition Silver (.925)
Weight 9.3 g
Diameter 27.1 mm
Thickness 2.1 mm
Shape Round
Technique Milled
Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑
Number
N#
60937
References Ch# RC-703e
Charlton Press (publisher). Canadian Coins and Collector Coins. Charlton Press (4 volumes).
, KM# 321
Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes).

Series: Canada's Ocean Giants

Obverse

Head of Queen Elizabeth II, as at 64 years of age, wearing the royal diadem, 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: Dora de Pédery-Hunt

Reverse

Blue whale diving under the water.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
Balaenoptera musculus
CANADA
50 CENTS 1998

Engraver: Stan Witten

Designer: Pierre Leduc

Edge

Serrated

Mint

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

Comments

50 cents - Canada's Ocean Giants Series, The Blue Whale (1998) - Coin 4/4Automatically translated

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Date Mintage VG F VF XF AU UNC
1998  133 310 $ 29 Proof, in set of four coins

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Actual silver weight: 0.277 oz
Current silver price: 72.89 USD/oz (see silver price )

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