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20 Dollars - Elizabeth II Columbian Yew Tree
| Issuer | Royal Canadian Mint |
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| Year | 2015 |
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| Value | 20 Dollars |
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| Reverse description | The reverse features a richly detailed and selectively coloured composition depicting a branch of the Columbian Yew (Taxus brevifolia), rendered with vibrant applied colour: deep green needle-like foliage arranged in flat sprays and vivid scarlet arils (berry-like seed coverings) clustered at the branch tips. The botanical motif is set against a finely engraved background depicting the towering trunks of old-growth forest trees and a low-relief carpet of maple leaves in the lower field. The legend CANADA arcs along the upper portion of the field, with the denomination 20 DOLLARS and date 2015 inscribed to the right, and the designer's initials JC appear at the lower left of the field. |
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| Edge | Serrated |
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Part of the Royal Canadian Mint's ongoing series celebrating native Canadian flora, this issue appeared during a period when the RCM was aggressively expanding its fine silver collector program — producing hundreds of distinct numismatic releases annually by the mid-2010s, a volume that drew repeated criticism from dealers concerned about secondary market saturation. The Pacific yew, Taxus brevifolia, gained significant scientific attention after paclitaxel, a compound derived from its bark, was identified as an effective chemotherapy agent in the 1990s.