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20 Dollars - Elizabeth II Snowy Owl
| Issuer | Royal Canadian Mint |
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| Year | 2017 |
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| Weight | 31.83 g |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing draped effigy of Queen Elizabeth II by Susanna Blunt, wearing a pearl necklace and earrings, occupying the central field. The legend ELIZABETH II curves along the upper left periphery and D·G·REGINA along the upper right periphery, both rendered in raised Latin capitals. A beaded inner border encircles the design, separating the effigy from the reeded rim. The portrait reflects the mature fourth definitive effigy as adopted by the Royal Canadian Mint from 2003 onward. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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Part of the RCM's long-running $20-for-$20 bullion-adjacent collector series, this issue sold at face-adjacent pricing specifically to broaden the mint's retail base beyond traditional numismatists. The snowy owl was chosen in part because of its cultural significance to several Inuit communities across the Arctic, where it appears in oral tradition as a figure of guidance — though the selection was also shaped by the series' recurring emphasis on Canadian wildlife as a commercial draw.
KM#2427 is one of dozens of near-identical format releases from this period; distinguishing varieties within the $20 silver wildlife run typically requires cross-referencing RCM collector numbers directly.