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20 Dollars - Elizabeth II Crystal Raindrop
| Issuer | Royal Canadian Mint |
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| Year | 2011 |
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| Thickness | 3.1 mm |
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| Reverse lettering | CANADA 2011 20 DOLLARS |
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| Mint | Royal Canadian Mint, Ottawa |
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The Crystal Raindrop was part of the Royal Canadian Mint's early push into embellished collector coinage — a program that attached Swarovski crystal elements to fine silver blanks at the point of striking. This particular issue used a single Swarovski crystal set into the die itself, so the element became integrated during the minting process rather than applied afterward.
By 2011, the RCM had already established that novelty-format collector issues would sell on mintage limits far below their bullion counterparts. The Crystal Raindrop carried a mintage ceiling of 10,000 pieces.