Canada 25 Dollars - Elizabeth II, 2016

Grotesque Foliated Green Man

Obverse Reverse

Information

Country Canada Canada
Currency Dollar (1858 – 9999)
Coin type Non-circulating coin
Denomination 25 Dollars - Elizabeth II
Year 2016
Ruler Elizabeth II (1952–2022)
Composition Silver (.9999)
Shape Round
Alignment Medal alignment ↑↑
Technique Milled (high relief)
Weight (g) 31.39
Diameter (mm) 38

Description

25 Dollars - Elizabeth II from Canada. Issued in 2016. Struck in Silver (.9999). Measures 38 mm and weighs 31.39 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
Engraved in ultra-high relief, the coin features an original depiction by Dominion Sculptor Phillip White of a Gothic-style grotesque interpreted from a carving found on the East Block of the Parliament Buildings. The image portrays a Green man disgorging stylized "stiff-leaf" foliage from its mouth. The staring figure's brows and hair are also composed of whirling, stylized leaves and stems.
Edge
Plain

Mintage & Variants

Date Mintage Comment Frequency
2016  1.8K Proof

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