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20 Dollars - Elizabeth II Royal Cypher, Silver
| Issuer | Royal Canadian Mint |
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| Year | 2012 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Reverse description | The reverse displays the official Diamond Jubilee commemorative emblem of Queen Elizabeth II alongside the Royal Cypher, comprising the interlaced monogram EIIR surmounted by the Royal Crown. The Diamond Jubilee emblem, marking sixty years of the Queen's reign from 1952 to 2012, is rendered in fine detail at the centre of the field. The denomination 20 DOLLARS and the inscription CANADA appear in the legend, accompanied by the commemorative dates 1952 and 2012 and the numeral 60 denoting the jubilee year count. The composition is clean and heraldic in character, befitting a royal commemorative issue. |
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| Reverse lettering | CANADA 1952 2012 60 20 DOLLARS EIIR |
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Part of the Royal Canadian Mint's long-running fine silver $20 series, this issue belongs to a period when the RCM was aggressively expanding its collector coin program — producing hundreds of distinct releases annually and increasingly targeting the retail gift market rather than traditional numismatic collectors. The royal cypher design, referencing Elizabeth II's personal monogram, appeared during the Diamond Jubilee year, when Commonwealth mints broadly issued commemorative material tied to the 60th anniversary of her accession in February 1952.
The .9999 fineness standard the RCM adopted for this series exceeds the .999 used by most sovereign mints at the time.