Medal - Royal Canadian Mint Polar Bear and RCM President D. Wetherup

Medal - Royal Canadian Mint (Polar Bear and RCM President D. Wetherup) - obverseMedal - Royal Canadian Mint (Polar Bear and RCM President D. Wetherup) - reverse

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Features

Location Canada
Type Coin patterns › Mint token
Years 1994-2002
Composition Bimetallic: nickel centre in bronze ring
Weight 31.4 g
Diameter 36 mm
Thickness 4 mm
Shape Round
Technique Milled
Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑
Number
N#
274576

Commemorative issue

Polar bear & President Danielle Wetherup of the R.C.M.

Obverse

A polar bear in a Nickel center, surrounded by a wreath of maple leaves in a Bronze ring, bottom right, the engraver's initials.

Script: Latin

Lettering: BT

Engraver: Ago Aarand

Designer: Brent Townsend

Reverse

In the center, the president's name surrounded by the bilingual legend, English and French, below a stylized maple leaf.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
ROYAL CANADIAN MINT MONNAIE ROYALE CANADIENNE
PRESIDENT-PRÉSIDENTE
Danielle V. Wetherup

Edge

Plain.

Mint

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

Comments

Danielle Wetherup was President of the Royal Canadian Mint (also known as Master of the Mint) from October 31, 1994 to December 20, 2002. She was the second woman to be named Master of the Mint. Her predecessor, Ruth Hubbard, was the first woman to be appointed Master of the Mint. At the time of the appointment, Wetherup was 53. Prior to the appointment, she was Associate Deputy Minister of the Environment.
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Date VG F VF XF AU UNC
ND (1994-2002) 

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