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The RCM on Aug. 1 launched the new coin to honour a pioneering Canadian engineer, Elsie MacGill.
Elizabeth Muriel Gregory MacGill (1905–1980), known as the "Queen of the Hurricanes", was the world's first woman to earn an aeronautical engineering degree and was the first woman in Canada to receive a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering. She worked as an aeronautical engineer during the Second World War and did much to make Canada a powerhouse of aircraft construction during her years at Canadian Car and Foundry (CC&F) in Fort William, Ontario. After her work at CC&F, she ran a successful consulting business.
Responsible for many firsts as a woman studying and practising engineering, she was celebrated for setting up the Canadian production of the Hawker Hurricane fighter plane during World War II. Her lifelong advocacy for women’s rights included her appointment to the Royal Commission on the Status of Women, in 1967.
As the new King Charles III dies were not yet ready for this coin set, all the obverse designs feature a posthumous effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II with the addition of the double dates of her reign, 1952-2022.
Obverse
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Fourth portrait of HM Queen Elizabeth II, when she was 77 years old, facing right and surrounded by the inscription. Below, the four pearls symbolise the four effigies that have graced Canadian coins and the double date of her reign. ELIZABETH II 2023 D•G•REGINA |
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Reverse
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Depicts Elsie MacGill grasping a pair of rolled-up blueprints in her hands, while the Maple Leaf Trainer II aircraft soars above her. Adjacent to her stands Hawker Hurricane fighter planes produced for the Allied forces during World War II—a testament to her pivotal role as the chief engineer at Canadian Car and Foundry in Fort William, Ontario. CANADA |
Edge |
1 Dollar
Transition obverse
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Characteristics
Type | Commemorative Issue (Non-circulating) |
Material | Brass Plated Steel |
Weight | 6.27 g |
Diameter | 26.5 mm |
Thickness | 1.95 mm |
Shape | polygon |
Sides | 11 |
Alignment | Medal |
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Mint |
Royal Canadian Mint (RCM)
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