25 cent — Canada (1999) — January (A Country Unfolds)

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Special facts

January 1999, “A Country Unfolds”, the first coin of the series on the second millennium; designed by Peter Poon, about 12 million struck, the smallest mintage in the series.

About the period

The coins of Elizabeth II were struck from 1953 to 2022, almost seventy years in which four portraits of the queen succeeded one another: by Mary Gillick (1953–1964), Arnold Machin (1965–1989), Dora de Pédery-Hunt (1990–2003), the first portrait by a Canadian sculptor, and Susanna Blunt (from 2003). More about the period “Elizabeth II”, 1952 — 2022

Other coins of the period

• 1992
• 25 cent (1992) — Alberta KM# 221
• 25 cent (1992) — Prince Edward Island KM# 222
• 25 cent (1992) — Ontario KM# 223
• 25 cent (1992) — Nova Scotia KM# 231
• 25 cent (1992) — British Columbia KM# 232
• 25 cent (1992) — Saskatchewan KM# 233
• 25 cent (1992) — Quebec KM# 234
• 50 cent (1992) — Royal coat of arms KM# 208
• 1 dollar (1992) — Loon KM# 209
• 1 dollar (1992) — Canada 125 (Parliament) KM# 218
• 1994
• 1 dollar (1994) — National War Memorial KM# 248
• 1995
• 1 dollar (1995) — Peacekeeping Monument KM# 258
• 1999
• 25 cent (1999) — January (A Country Unfolds) KM# 342
• 25 cent (1999) — February (Etched in Stone) KM# 343
• 25 cent (1999) — March (The Log Drive) KM# 344
• 25 cent (1999) — April (Our Northern Heritage) KM# 345
• 25 cent (1999) — May (Les Voyageurs) KM# 346
• 25 cent (1999) — June (From Coast to Coast) KM# 347
• 25 cent (1999) — July (A Nation of People) KM# 348
• 25 cent (1999) — August (The Pioneer Spirit) KM# 349
• 25 cent (1999) — September (Canada Through a Child’s Eye) KM# 350
• 25 cent (1999) — September (Canada Through a Child’s Eye) KM# 350
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• 25 cent (1999) — October (A Tribute to First Nations) KM# 351
• 25 cent (1999) — November (The Airplane Opens the North) KM# 352
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• 25 cent (1999) — November (The Airplane Opens the North) KM# 352