FIG. 1 is a front elevation view of a metallic end closure for a container showing our new design, the broken lines representing environment and forming no part of our claimed design;

FIG. 2 is a front elevation view of the invention illustrated in FIG. 1 ;

FIG. 3 is a top plan view of the invention illustrated in FIG. 1 ;

FIG. 4 is a bottom plan view of the invention illustrated in FIG. 1 ;

FIG. 5 is an alternative embodiment of the invention illustrated in FIG. 1 , the broken lines representing environment and forming no part of our claimed design;

FIG. 6 is a front elevation view of the invention illustrated in FIG. 5 ;

FIG. 7 is a top plan view of the invention illustrated in FIG. 5 ;

FIG. 8 is a bottom plan view of the invention illustrated in FIG. 5 ;

FIG. 9 is an alternative embodiment of the invention illustrated in FIG. 1 , the broken lines representing environment and forming no part of our claimed design;

FIG. 10 is a front elevation view of the invention illustrated in FIG. 9 ;

FIG. 11 is a top plan view of the invention illustrated in FIG. 9 ; and,

FIG. 12 is a bottom plan view of the invention illustrated in FIG. 9 .

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›1.independentThe ornamental design for a metallic end closure for a container, as shown and described.

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