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2 Dollars - Charles III
| Issuer | Royal Canadian Mint |
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| Year | 2023-2024 |
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| Value | 2 Dollars |
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| Reverse description | A solitary polar bear (Ursus maritimus) stands in full profile facing right on an Arctic ice floe, rendered in detailed relief within the brass-coloured central core; the engraver's initials 'BT' appear in the lower field of the core. The outer nickel-plated steel ring bears the legend 'CANADA' arcing along the left and 'DOLLARS' along the right, with the numeral '2' at the bottom centre flanked by two maple leaf rosette security devices. A latent image security feature is incorporated into the upper segment of the outer ring. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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Canada's bimetallic toonie format dates to 1996, when the Royal Canadian Mint introduced it partly to frustrate counterfeiting and partly to replace the short-lived two-dollar note discontinued in 1996. This 2023–2024 issue marks the transition from Elizabeth II to Charles III following her death in September 2022 — the first change to Canadian coinage obverse portraits in seventy years. The Royal Canadian Mint moved quickly; Charles III effigy coins entered circulation before many Commonwealth mints had finalized their own portrait approvals.