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By Bret Evans
The search is on for the first circulating coin showing the new
effigy of Queen Elizabeth II.
The Royal Canadian Mint first unveiled the design, by Canadian artist
Susanna Blunt, earlier this summer.
While the new coins are now being produced, they are not expected to
enter circulation until sometime next month.
Here at Canadian Coin News, we have decided to offer a free one-year
subscription to the first confirmed report of a circulating coin
featuring the new design.
The report can be by fax, e-mail, or regular mail, preferably with
images included. The date the communication is received at Canadian
Coin News will used to determine the winner.
The new design should be easy to spot. It shows the Queen without a
crown or tiara. Instead, she is bareheaded, wearing a necklace.
The new effigy made its first appearance on the 2003-dated Coronation
Proof silver dollar, launched in June.
It was also quickly implemented on commemorative non-circulating
legal tender coin sets.
One denomination not likely to see circulation with the new design
this year is the 50-cent piece. The RCM has already announced that
they do not expect to make any further 50-cent coins this year, so
none of the circulating versions will have the new effigy.
August 12 to August 25, 2003 issue of Canadian Coin News
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