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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