25 Cents - Elizabeth II Remembrance Day

Features

Location	Canada
Issuing entity	Royal Canadian Mint
Queen	Elizabeth II (1952-2022)
Type	Circulating commemorative coin
Years	2004-2005
Value	25 Cents 0.25 CAD = USD 0.18
Currency	Canadian dollar (1858-date)
Composition	Nickel plated steel
Weight	4.4 g
Diameter	23.9 mm
Thickness	1.6 mm
Shape	Round
Technique	Milled, coloured
Orientation	Medal alignment ↑↑
Number	N# 323 Numista type number (https://en.numista.com/help/what-is-the-n-number-visible-in-the-catalogue-33.html)
References	Ch# RC-662b, Mark Drake (editor); 2022. A Charlton Standard Catalogue / Volume 1. Canadian Coins : Numismatic issues (75^th edition). Charlton Press, Kitchener, Ontario, Canada. And 1 more volumes. Schön# 533.1, Gerhard Schön; 2022. Weltmünzkatalog / 20. Jahrhundert: 1901-2000 (47. Auflage). Battenberg Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Germany. And 2 more volumes. KM# 510 Tracy L. Schmidt (editor); 2019. Standard Catalog of World Coins / 2001-Date (14^th edition). Krause Publications, Stevens Point, Wisconsin, United States. And 5 more volumes.

Commemorative issue

Remembrance Day

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
P

Unabridged legend: ELIZABETH II DEI GRATIA REGINA

Translation:
Elizabeth II Queen by the grace of God
P=Plated

Engraver: Susan Taylor

Designer: Susanna Blunt

Reverse

A maple leaf, in the center containing a poppy, the symbol of remembrance of the sacrifice in World War I and other wars, colored in red and surrounded with the word "Remember" in English and French below and the face value and country name above the poppy

Script: Latin

Lettering:
CANADA 2004
25
Cents
REMEMBER
SOUVENIR

Engraver: Stan Witten

Designer: Cosme Saffioti

Edge

Reeded

Mint

Royal Canadian Mint, Winnipeg, Canada

Comments

This was the first colored general circulation coin in the world.

Also known as the conspiracy coin, due to the red center, the US Secret Service believed there to be a microchip inside the coin, enabling them to be satellite tracked.

In 2005 coin was issued again, this time not for circulation but as UNC in bookmark. Printed poppy seems to be little different than in 2004:

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Date	Mintage	G	VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC	Frequency
Undetermined
2004	28 972 000	$ 0.25	$ 0.25	$ 0.25	$ 0.49	$ 0.76	$ 1.10	$ 1.10	98%
2005	29 975							$ 14	1.7%	in bookmark

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