Catalog
2 Dollars Daphne Odjig, colourized
| Issuer | Royal Canadian Mint |
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| Year | 2025 |
| Type | Commemorative circulation coin |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The coloured aluminium-nickel-bronze center displays a vibrantly coloured figural composition in the distinctive style of Anishinaabe artist Daphne Odjig, depicting a stylised human figure rendered in bold yellow, brown, and blue tones against a white field, evoking themes of Indigenous cultural heritage. The nickel-steel outer ring carries the legend DAPHNE to the lower left and ODJIG above it on the left, with CANADA and 2 DOLLARS to the right, and a decorative stylised animal motif at the nine o'clock position on the ring. Two small incuse maple leaf medallions appear at the base of the ring flanking the center insert, while a security panel with microtext is visible at the top of the ring. |
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Daphne Odjig (1919–2016) was the first Indigenous woman to have work acquired by the National Gallery of Canada, and one of the founders of the Professional Native Indian Artists Incorporation — known informally as the "Indian Group of Seven" — established in Winnipeg in 1973. The Royal Canadian Mint's colourized toonie program has become its primary vehicle for acknowledging figures the standard circulation series cannot accommodate, and Odjig is a fitting subject for a format that rewards visual boldness.