2 Dollars - Elizabeth II Dance of The Spirits; non-colored

Features

Location	Canada
Issuing entity	Royal Canadian Mint
Queen	Elizabeth II (1952-2022)
Type	Circulating commemorative coin
Year	2017
Value	2 Dollars 2 CAD = USD 1.49
Currency	Canadian dollar (1858-date)
Composition	Bimetallic: brass plated aluminium-bronze centre in nickel plated steel ring
Weight	6.99 g
Diameter	28 mm
Thickness	1.8 mm
Shape	Round
Technique	Milled
Orientation	Medal alignment ↑↑
Number	N# 105941
References	RCM/MRC# 157308, Monnaie Royale Canadienne (https://www.mint.ca/) Ch# RC-357, Mark Drake (editor); 2022. A Charlton Standard Catalogue / Volume 1. Canadian Coins : Numismatic issues (75th edition). Charlton Press, Kitchener, Ontario, Canada. And 1 more volumes. KM# 2323.2 Tracy L. Schmidt (editor); 2019. Standard Catalog of World Coins / 2001-Date (14th edition). Krause Publications, Stevens Point, Wisconsin, United States. And 5 more volumes.

Commemorative issue

Canada 150th anniversary

Series: CAN:Canada 150

Obverse

Head of Queen Elizabeth II, as at 77 years of age, bare headed, wearing necklace and earrings, facing right with the Canada 150 logo below.

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

Susanna Blunt is a Canadian portrait artist who designed the most recent portrait of Queen Elizabeth II on the current Canadian coinage, which began in 2003. She was born in Harbin, China, the daughter of an English banker. Blunt started her studies at the Banff School of Fine Arts as a young teenager.

Reverse

Representation of the Northern Lights which the Cree peoples called "the dance of the spirits".

Script: Latin

Lettering:
1867 2017
CANADA 2 DOLLARS

Designer: Timothy Hsia

Edge

Interrupted serrations

Lettering: CANADA 2 DOLLARS

Mint

Comments

One of 5 winning designs from the My Canada, My Inspiration contest.

See also

• Bear

• 5 Cents - Elizabeth II (Living Traditions)
• 10 Cents - Elizabeth II (Wings of Peace)
• 25 Cents - Elizabeth II (Hope for a Green Future; non-colored)
• 25 Cents - Elizabeth II (Hope for a Green Future; colored)
• 50 Cents - Elizabeth II (Canada 150 Logo)
• 1 Dollar - Elizabeth II (Connecting A Nation)
• 2 Dollars - Elizabeth II (Dance of The Spirits; colored)

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