20 Dollars - Charles III The Royal Canadian Air Force Centennial

Issuer Canada
Year 2024
Type Non-circulating coin
Value 20 Dollars
Currency Dollar (1858-date)
Composition Silver (.9999)
Weight 31.39 g
Diameter 38 mm
Thickness
Shape Round
Technique Milled
Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) RCM/MRC#246274
Obverse description Head of Charles III, as at 74 years of age, facing left.
Obverse script Latin
Obverse lettering CHARLES III D·G·REX 20 DOLLARS SR
(Translation: Charles III, by the Grace of God, King)
Reverse description A salute to the Royal Canadian Air Force’s (RCAF) 100 years of service (1924-2024), the reverse spans three different eras of RCAF aircraft history. Backed by angular shapes conveying speed and motion, two of the aircraft speak to the RCAF’s past: on the left, the Camel was flown as a fighter aircraft in the First World War and as an advanced combat trainer with the RCAF until 1929; and on the right, the Spitfire fighter was flown in combat by RCAF squadrons overseas in the Second World War. The F-35 Lightning II—the inspiration for the lightning bolt in the background—is prominently featured in the foreground, where the stealth fighter represents the RCAF’s future fleet. The RCAF motto “Sic Itur ad Astra” (“Such is the pathway to the stars”) is positioned near the top, while the RCAF roundel is centred at the bottom.
Reverse script Latin
Reverse lettering CANADA SIC ITUR AD ASTRA 1924-2024 DMG
(Translation: Such is the pathway to the stars)
Edge Serrated
Mint
Mintage 2024 - Proof - 12 000
Numisquare ID 2297651950
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