Head of Charles III, as at 74 years of age, facing left.
Obverse script
Latin
Obverse lettering
CHARLES III D.G. REX
2024
SR (Translation: Charles III, by the Grace of God, King)
Reverse description
The coin’s selectively coloured reverse features a profile portrait of beloved Canadian author L. M. Montgomery (1874-1942) around the time Anne of Green Gables was written, along with her signature and the cat drawing she often included in inscriptions. The words “150 YEARS ANS” commemorate the 150th anniversary of her birth. As a tribute to the power of imagination in Montgomery’s life and works, the coin design flows from the engraved view of the prolific writer putting pen to paper (represented by the portfolio and inkwell) to her colourful inner world, where the novel’s eponymous heroine is seen gazing out at Canada’s Prince Edward Island – the idyllic setting for Anne of Green Gables, and the real-life inspiration for many of Montgomery’s stories
Reverse script
Latin
Reverse lettering
CANADA 20 DOLLARS
150
YEARS
ANS
L.M. Montgomery
BJ