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20 Dollars - Elizabeth II The Arctic Fox
| Issuer | Royal Canadian Mint |
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| Year | 2013 |
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| Weight | 28.02 g |
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| Obverse description | The obverse bears the fourth effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, designed by Susanna Blunt (credited as Susan Taylor), depicting a right-facing draped bust of the Queen adorned with a diadem and pearl earring. The portrait is rendered in high relief against a deeply mirrored proof field. The legend ELIZABETH II arcs along the upper left periphery, while D·G·REGINA curves along the upper right, all in Latin script. The overall composition is characteristic of the standard Canadian obverse portrait introduced in 2003. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse features a detailed engraving of an arctic fox (Vulpes lagopus) depicted in a three-quarter frontal pose, its thick winter coat rendered with fine sculptural detail. Behind the animal, stylized diagonal lines and dot patterns in the left field evoke the geometric abstraction of northern light or aurora effects, while undulating vertical lines across the upper field suggest the Arctic tundra environment. The legend CANADA 2013 arcs along the upper periphery, and the denomination 20 DOLLARS together with the Linnaean binomial VULPES LAGOPUS curves along the lower periphery. The engraver's initials appear in the lower left field. |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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