20 Dollars - Elizabeth II Crystal Raindrop

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.