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50 Cents - Elizabeth II Ottawa Jail Hostel
2019 year| Nickel plated steel | 12.61 g | 35 mm |
| Issuer | Canada |
|---|---|
| Queen | Elizabeth II (1952-2022) |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
| Year | 2019 |
| Value | 50 Cents 0.50 CAD = USD 0.37 |
| Currency | Dollar (1858-date) |
| Composition | Nickel plated steel |
| Weight | 12.61 g |
| Diameter | 35 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled, Coloured |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Updated | 2024-10-04 |
| Numista | N#184941 |
|---|---|
| Rarity index | 85% |
Reverse
The two-image lenticular design by Emmanuel Julian Madail Monzon shows a ghostly encounter in one of Canada's most haunted buildings. The first image shows a visitor entering a former jail during an evening tour of the HI Ottawa Jail Hostel, where the bar door is left ajar. When the coin is tilted, the door is closed and the eerie ghost of a former inmate—perhaps Patrick Whelan, who was hanged for the 1868 assassination of Thomas D'Arcy McGee, aFather of Confederation—appears behind the terrified visitor and looks directly at the viewer.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
CANADA
JAIL ENTRANCE
ENTREE DE LA PRISON
50 CENTS 2019
Designer: Emmanuel Julian Madail Monzon
Edge
Plain
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