- Country:Canada
- Collection:Gold Commemorative $10
- Metal:Gold
- Year:2016
- Denomination:$10
- Finish:Complete
- Weight (oz):0.25
- Purity:0.9999
- Mintage:1000
- Product type:Coin
Fourth and final coin in the series! Order today!
"I am sure that nowhere under the sun could one find a land more full of hope, of happiness and of fine, loyal, generous-hearted people.[Ã] They have placed in our hearts a love for their country and its people which will never grow cold and which will always draw us to their shores."
Princess Elizabeth (later Queen Elizabeth II) on Canada after her first Royal Tour in 1951
The glorious Canadian maple and our beloved Sovereign, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, Queen of Canada- two icons that for more than sixty years have symbolized our country and our collective sense of identity. The Royal Canadian Mint proudly celebrates the remarkable reign of our Queen with its most recent series featuring the four effigies of Her Majesty that have appeared on Canadian circulated coinage since 1953.
Ideal for collectors and British monarchy fans worldwide. Order yours today!
Special features:
This is the fourth and final coin in the Royal Canadian Mint's most recent series celebrating the Canadian coinage effigies of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.
This coin features on its obverse the beautiful profile portrait of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II created in 2003 by Canadian artist Susanna Blunt.
To underscore Her Majesty's role as Canada's head of state, the reverse features a beautiful and symbolically powerful design of two sugar maple leaves by Canadian wildlife artist Celia Godkin.
Your coin is GST/HST exempt with a limited mintage worldwide.
About the Design:
Designed by Canadian artist Celia Godkin, your coin features two sugar maple leaves. The obverse design features the fourth effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II to appear on Canadian coinage, which wascreated in 2003, when she was 77 years old. The effigy is encircled with the Latin legend "ELIZABETH II D. G. REGINA", which means "Elizabeth II, by the grace of God, Queen."