Canada 25 Cents - Elizabeth II, 2008

Armistice Day

Obverse Reverse

Information

Country Canada Canada
Currency Dollar (1858 – 9999)
Coin type Circulating commemorative coin
Denomination 25 Cents - Elizabeth II
Year 2008
Ruler Elizabeth II (1952–2022)
Composition Nickel plated steel
Shape Round
Alignment Medal alignment ↑↑
Technique Milled, coloured
Weight (g) 4.4
Diameter (mm) 23.9
Thickness (mm) 1.6

Description

25 Cents - Elizabeth II from Canada. Issued in 2008. Struck in Nickel plated steel. Measures 23.9 mm and weighs 4.4 g.

Obverse
Head of Queen Elizabeth II, as at 77 years of age, bare headed, wearing necklace and earrings, facing right. (Elizabeth II Queen by the grace of God)
Reverse
The design is based on the earlier poppy coin, issued four years ago. In the middle of a maple leaf, a poppy, the symbol of remembrance of the sacrifice in World War I and other wars, is coloured in red - and surrounded with the legend "REMEMBER SOUVENIR", the face value and the inscription "ARMISTICE"
Edge
Reeded

Mintage & Variants

Date Mintage vg f vf xf au unc Comment Frequency
2008  11M € 0,20 € 0,20 € 0,20 € 0,69 € 0,74 € 1,60 (fr) Circulation 99%
2008  10.2K — — — — — — (fr) RCM#103204 0.1%
2008  489 — — — — — — (fr) RCM#103845

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