ARCTIC EXPEDITION 1913-2013 EXPÉDITION DANS L'ARCTIQUE
Commemorative issue: 100th Anniversary of the First Canadian Arctic Expedition
‘Heart of the Arctic’ coin set - 4 x 25 Cents - in Carton Holder
Location: Canada
Issuing entity: Royal Canadian Mint
Year: 2013
4 Pieces of 25 Cents:
Composition: Nickel plated copper (Three-ply plating)
Weight: 4.4 g
Diameter: 23.88 mm
Thickness: 1.62 mm
Orientation: Medal alignment ↑↑
Obverse: Bust of Queen Elizabeth II in the center, encircled by lettering
Lettering: ELIZABETH II D•G•REGINA
Engraver: Susanna Blunt
For the 25 Cents ‘Canadian Arctic Expedition’:
Reverse: A group of three men beside a dogsled, the waiting dog team before them listening for the command to move on across the Arctic tundra with the skyline and horizon in the background are filled with a stylized image of a compass
Lettering: CANADA 25 CENTS
Engraver: Bonnie Ross
For the 25 Cents ‘Life in the North’
Reverse: Two beluga whales swim alongside a bowhead whale (Balaena mysticetus). 1 whale, 1 Umiak with Inuit hunters followed by three kayaks along the rim. Regarding the coins where the bowhead whale is frosted, there are two sub-varieties: on one, the fin tip that sticks out under the belly is frosted, while on Lettering:CANADA 25 CENTS 2013
Engraver: Tim Pitsiulak
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