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20 Dollars - Elizabeth II Tanzanite Crystal Snowflake
| Issuer | Royal Canadian Mint |
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| Year | 2010 |
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| Thickness | 3.2 mm |
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| Obverse description | The fourth definitive effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, as designed by Susanna Blunt, depicted in right-facing profile bust, bare-headed, wearing a necklace and drop earrings, at approximately 77 years of age. The legend ELIZABETH II arcs above the effigy, while the denomination 20 DOLLARS appears below. The portrait is rendered in fine relief against a polished field. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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Part of the Royal Canadian Mint's long-running crystal insertion series, which began attracting serious collector attention in the mid-2000s as the technology for setting Swarovski elements into struck planchets matured. The snowflake issues in particular became among the most subscribed in the program's history, routinely selling out at issue price before delivery.
Tanzanite — the blue-violet zoisite variety first described scientifically in 1967 — is sourced almost exclusively from a single mining zone near Merelani in northern Tanzania, making its inclusion here more than decorative choice.