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20 Dollars - Elizabeth II Ketch
| Issuer | Royal Canadian Mint |
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| Year | 2006 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Mint | Royal Canadian Mint, Ottawa |
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The "Ketch" belongs to the Canada Tall Ships series, a run of fine silver issues the Royal Canadian Mint produced in the mid-2000s documenting working sail rigs that defined coastal trade and fishing in Canadian waters. The ketch rig — two masts, mizzen stepped forward of the rudder post — was a practical workhorse on the Atlantic and Pacific coasts well into the twentieth century, prized for its manageable sail plan in short-handed crews.
Struck in .9999 fine silver rather than the more common .999, placing it among the RCM's higher-purity issues of the period.