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20 Dollars - Elizabeth II Bombardier CP-107 Argus
| Issuer | Royal Canadian Mint |
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| Year | 1998 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Reverse lettering | CANADA 20 DOLLARS |
| Edge | Interrupted serration |
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The CP-107 Argus was a Canadian maritime patrol aircraft operated by the RCAF — and later Canadian Forces — from 1957 until its retirement in 1981. Built by Canadair under licence from the Lockheed design that became the L-1049 Super Constellation fuselage, the Argus was fundamentally redesigned from the engines inward to suit long-duration anti-submarine work over the North Atlantic. It could remain airborne for over 26 hours without refuelling. The type was never replaced like-for-like; its retirement left a capability gap that generated genuine political controversy through the early 1980s.
This is the third release in the Royal Canadian Mint's Aviation series, which ran from 1990 through 1999 across two distinct collector sets.