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20 Dollars - Elizabeth II Mother Protecting her Eaglets
| Issuer | Royal Canadian Mint |
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| Year | 2013 |
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| Weight | 31.39 g |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The reverse presents a finely detailed naturalistic scene of a female bald eagle perched in a large nest, wings partially spread in a protective posture over her eaglets nestled beneath her. The composition conveys maternal vigilance and is set against a plain field that accentuates the sculptural depth of the design. The country name CANADA and the date 2013 are inscribed along the upper periphery, while the denomination 20 DOLLARS appears in the lower exergual area. |
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Part of the Royal Canadian Mint's wildlife series targeting the collector market, this issue belongs to a period when the RCM was aggressively expanding its fine silver program — by 2013 the mint was producing hundreds of distinct collector coins annually, a volume that drew criticism from some dealers for diluting secondary market values across the entire Canadian commemorative category.