2014 1/4 oz Canada Twin Maple Leaves Queen Elizabeth II 1953 Effigy .9999 Gold Reverse Proof Coin in OGP w COA

First Release in the Effigies of Queen Elizabeth II Series

The 2014 1/4 oz Canada Twin Maple Leaves Queen Elizabeth II 1953 Effigy Gold Coin is a remarkably limited Royal Canadian Mint release combining two defining symbols of Canadian coinage: the maple leaf and the historic portraiture of Queen Elizabeth II.

Issued in 2014, this coin launched the Royal Canadian Mint's Effigies of Queen Elizabeth II Series, a four-coin collection created to celebrate the different portraits of Queen Elizabeth II that appeared on Canadian circulating coinage during her reign.

Rather than using the contemporary portrait found on ordinary Canadian bullion coins of the period, this first release recreates the Queen's original 1953 Canadian coinage effigy, giving the coin a distinctive historical character.

With just 1,500 coins produced worldwide, this is a significantly more limited numismatic issue than a conventional 1/4 oz Gold Maple Leaf.

Specifications

• Year: 2014
• Country: Canada
• Mint: Royal Canadian Mint
• Series: Effigies of Queen Elizabeth II Series
• Series Position: First release
• Historic Effigy: 1953 Queen Elizabeth II Effigy
• Obverse Artist: Mary Gillick
• Reverse Artist: Celia Godkin
• Metal: Gold
• Purity: .9999 Fine Gold
• Weight: 7.8 grams
• Approximate Gold Weight: 1/4 Troy oz
• Diameter: 20 mm
• Denomination: $10 CAD
• Finish: Reverse Proof
• Edge: Serrated
• Mintage: 1,500
• Obverse: Mary Gillick's youthful Queen Elizabeth II effigy first used on Canadian coinage in 1953
• Reverse: Two overlapping sugar maple leaves
• Packaging: RCM-branded maroon clamshell with black beauty box
• Certificate: Originally issued with serialized certificate

Historic 1953 Queen Elizabeth II Effigy

The obverse showcases the first portrait of Queen Elizabeth II to appear on Canadian coinage following her accession to the throne.

Created by British sculptor Mary Gillick, the portrait depicts the young Queen at 27 years of age, wearing a simple laurel wreath. The effigy is surrounded by the Latin legend ELIZABETH II DEI GRATIA REGINA, meaning “Elizabeth II, by the Grace of God, Queen.”

The original Gillick portrait was created in 1952 and introduced to Canadian coinage in 1953. Its youthful, uncrowned depiction of the new monarch became one of the defining images of early Elizabeth II coinage throughout the Commonwealth.

The use of this historic effigy is particularly significant because this coin served as the first installment of the RCM's four-coin series celebrating Queen Elizabeth II's Canadian coinage portraits.

An Important Queen Elizabeth II Gold Collectible

This release is best viewed as a low-mintage Canadian numismatic gold coin, rather than simply another fractional Gold Maple Leaf.

It combines one-quarter ounce of .9999 fine gold with the historic Mary Gillick portrait, Celia Godkin's twin maple leaves, reverse-proof finish, first-in-series status and an exceptionally small worldwide mintage of only 1,500.

For collectors of Royal Canadian Mint gold, Queen Elizabeth II coinage, Canadian maple leaf designs and limited-mintage modern numismatics, the 2014 Canada Twin Maple Leaves 1953 Effigy Gold Coin represents an especially distinctive Royal Canadian Mint issue.

Add this scarce first release from the Effigies of Queen Elizabeth II Series to your collection today from Bullion Brother.