20 Dollars - Elizabeth II de Havilland 'Beaver'

The de Havilland DHC-2 Beaver earned its reputation in the bush country of northern Canada, where its short takeoff capability and ability to operate on floats, skis, or wheels made it the workhorse of remote communities and resource operations from the late 1940s onward. The RCAF operated Beavers extensively, and the U.S. Army eventually acquired more of them than any other operator — an unusual commercial outcome for a Canadian manufacturer during the postwar period.

This is the fourth coin in the Royal Canadian Mint's Aviation Series, which ran from 1990 to 1999 covering twelve aircraft with Canadian connections.