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$\mathbb{R}[x]/(x^2+1)$ is isomorphic to $\mathbb{C}$, but there’s not a canonical isomorphism as $x$ can map to $i$ or $-i$. I suppose it’s just a special case of $\{\pm i\}$ as a $\mathbb{Z}/2\mathbb{Z}$ torsor.
