1 Dollar - Elizabeth II Lucky Loonie 2006

Features

Location	Canada
Issuing entity	Royal Canadian Mint
Queen	Elizabeth II (1952-2022)
Type	Circulating commemorative coin
Year	2006
Value	1 Dollar 1 CAD = USD 0.74
Currency	Canadian dollar (1858-date)
Composition	Bronze plated nickel
Weight	7 g
Diameter	26.5 mm
Thickness	1.95 mm
Shape	Hendecagonal (11-sided)
Technique	Milled
Orientation	Medal alignment ↑↑
Number	N# 475
References	Ch# RC-935, 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. Schön# 658, Gerhard Schön; 2022. Weltmünzkatalog / 20. Jahrhundert: 1901-2000 (47. Auflage). Battenberg Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Germany. And 2 more volumes. KM# 630 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

2006 Winter Olympic Games

Series: CAN:Lucky Loonie

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

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

Loon settling on water, a good luck charm for Canadian athletes competing at the 2006 Winter Olympic Games, with the Olympic logo above surrounded with the inscription "CANADA" and the face value

Script: Latin

Lettering: CANADA DOLLAR 2006

Engraver: J.-L. Grondin

Edge

Smooth

© Cyrillius

Mint

See also

• Bird
• Winter Olympic Games

• 1 Dollar - Elizabeth II (Lucky Loonie 2004)
• 1 Dollar - Elizabeth II (Lucky Loonie 2008)
• 1 Dollar - Elizabeth II (Lucky Loonie 2010)
• 1 Dollar - Elizabeth II (Lucky Loonie 2012-2014)
• 1 Dollar - Elizabeth II (Lucky Loonie 2016 new design)

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