2 Dollars - Elizabeth II   Nunavit

Commemorative issue

Creation of the territory of Nunavut on April 1, 1999

Obverse

The portrait in right profile of Elizabeth II, when she was 64 years old, is surrounded with the inscription "ELIZABETH II D • G • REGINA" (Elizabeth II, Queen by the grace of God)

Script: Latin

Lettering: ELIZABETH II D•G•REGINA 1999

Unabridged legend: ELIZABETH II DEI GRATIA REGINA

Engraver: D. De Pédery-Hunt

Reverse

A reproduction of a silk screen print which represents an Inuit drummer is surrounded with the legend "NUNAVUT" both in the Latin alphabet and the Inuktitut syllabary, the inscription "CANADA" and the face value

Scripts: Inuktitut, Latin

Lettering:
G. A.
NUNAVUT ᓄᓇᕗᑦ
CANADA 2 DOLLARS

Engraver: G. Arnaktauyok

Edge

Segmented reeding