Canada 3 Dollars - Elizabeth II, 2013

Bee and Hive

Obverse Reverse

Information

Country Canada Canada
Currency Dollar (1858 – 9999)
Coin type Non-circulating coin
Denomination 3 Dollars - Elizabeth II
Year 2013
Ruler Elizabeth II (1952–2022)
Composition Silver (.9999)
Shape Round
Alignment Medal alignment ↑↑
Technique Milled, coloured (Painted)
Weight (g) 7.96
Diameter (mm) 27
Thickness (mm) 2

Description

3 Dollars - Elizabeth II from Canada. Issued in 2013. Struck in Silver (.9999). Measures 27 mm and weighs 7.96 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
Honey Bee standing atop a flower blossom. The reverse design by Canadian artist Yves Bérubé features a painted honey bee standing atop a flower blossom, its head bowed to collect the precious nectar that will sustain its colony. This tiny pollinator is layered over an embossed honeycomb whose perfectly symmetrical hexagons cover the entire polished field of the coin’s reverse.
Edge
Serrated

Mintage & Variants

Date Mintage Comment Frequency
2013  10K proof

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