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20 Dollars - Elizabeth II The Fairchild 71C
| Issuer | Royal Canadian Mint |
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| Year | 1993 |
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| Technique | Milled |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The reverse depicts a Fairchild 71C floatplane descending to land on a northern Canadian lake, rendered in fine detail against a scenic landscape ground. A gold-toned cameo portrait of aviation pioneer James A. Richardson is inset into the design. The inscription CANADIAN AIRWAYS arches above a flying goose, with the denomination 20 DOLLARS and the country name CANADA appearing in the lower field. The design is part of the Royal Canadian Mint's Aviation series commemorating historic Canadian aircraft and aviators. |
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The Fairchild 71C was a single-engine bush plane built by Fairchild Aircraft of Canada in Longueuil, Quebec, first flown in 1935. Designed specifically for Canadian wilderness operations — floats, skis, or wheels interchangeable depending on season — it became the workhorse of remote northern aviation for several decades. This coin is the fourth in the Royal Canadian Mint's Aviation series, which ran from 1990 to 1999 covering twenty aircraft central to Canadian aeronautical history.
The series paired each coin with a matching 50-cent piece depicting the aircraft's pioneer pilot or operator, issued together as a two-coin set.