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20 Dollars - Elizabeth II H.S. Taylor Steam Buggy
| Issuer | Royal Canadian Mint |
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| Year | 2000 |
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| Thickness | 3.5 mm |
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| Obverse lettering | ELIZABETH II D•G•REGINA · 2000 · (Translation: Elizabeth II Queen by the grace of God) |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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The Taylor Steam Buggy of 1867 holds a legitimate claim as the first self-propelled vehicle built and operated in Canada, constructed by Henry Seth Taylor in Stanstead, Quebec, and demonstrated publicly at the Stanstead Fair that same year — Confederation year, though the timing appears coincidental rather than symbolic. This coin is part of the Royal Canadian Mint's Transportation series, which ran across several years of the commemorative dollar program and drew on genuinely obscure chapters of Canadian industrial history rather than the predictable confederation mythology that dominated earlier issues.
Taylor's original buggy was powered by a two-cylinder steam engine of his own construction, reportedly achieving speeds up to 25 km/h before mechanical failure ended the experiment permanently.