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Golden Jubilee Collection
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Five coins: One Cent minted in .940 steel, .045 copper and .015 nickel; Five Cents minted in .945 steel, .035 copper and .020 nickel; Ten Cents minted in .920 steel, .055 copper and .025 nickel; Twenty-Five Cents minted in .940 steel, .038 copper and .022 nickel; and Fifty Cents minted in .9325 steel, .0475 copper and .020 nickel.
• The set of five Canadian coins minted in 2002 to celebrate the Golden Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II.
• Coins are displayed in a custom coin wallet with a Certificate of Authenticity.
• Queen Elizabeth II ascended to the British throne following the death of her father, King George VI, on February 6, 1952.
• She is the official head of state of Canada, so her portrait appears on Canadian coins.
• In 2002, Canada issued a special set of Golden Jubilee coins to commemorate the 50th anniversary of her reign.
• The One Cent through Twenty-Five Cents coins were struck with the dual dates 1952 and 2002 on the obverse, to the left of the truncation of the Queen’s neck.
• In addition, a special one-time-only Fifty Cents commemorative coin was issued for the Golden Jubilee.
• The Fifty Cents coin shows a new portrait of the young Queen Elizabeth II as she looked in 1952.
• The portrait was created by Susan Taylor.
• The reverse of the Fifty Cents coin features the coat of arms with the dual dates 1952 and 2002.
• The Fifty Cents coin was issued only in 2002.
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