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20 Dollars - Elizabeth II Curtiss HS-2L Seaplane
| Issuer | Royal Canadian Mint |
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| Year | 1994 |
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| Engraver(s) | Obverse: Dora de Pédery-Hunt Reverse: Sheldon Beveridge, Susan Taylor |
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| Obverse description | Dora de Pédery-Hunt's right-facing effigy of Queen Elizabeth II occupies the central field, depicting the monarch wearing a floral-ornamented crown, drop earring, and a beaded necklace. The portrait is rendered in high relief with finely detailed hair swept upward beneath the crown. The legend ELIZABETH II arcs along the upper left rim and D·G·REGINA along the upper right, separated by the date 1994 at the bottom, flanked by two raised dots. The engraver's initials are discreetly placed at the truncation of the bust. The mirror-like proof fields contrast sharply with the frosted devices. |
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| Edge | Reeded and plain sections |
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The Curtiss HS-2L entered Canadian aviation history almost by accident. The U.S. Navy declared the flying boats surplus after the First World War, and Canada acquired several through the Air Board beginning in 1919 — making them the backbone of the country's first civil aviation infrastructure. Laurentide Air Service used one to complete what is widely recognized as Canada's inaugural commercial bush flight, hauling passengers and cargo into the Quebec wilderness.
This is the third issue in the Royal Canadian Mint's Aviation series, which ran from 1990 to 1999 pairing each $20 silver coin with a sterling silver commemorative coin and a proof finish.