20 Dollars - Elizabeth II The Guardian of the Gorge

Issuer Canada
Year 2013
Type Non-circulating coin
Value 20 Dollars
Currency Dollar (1858-date)
Composition Silver (.9999)
Weight 31.39 g
Diameter 38 mm
Thickness 3.1 mm
Shape Round
Technique Milled
Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑
Engraver(s) Obverse: Susan Taylor
Reverse: Cecily Mok
In circulation to
Reference(s) RCM/MRC#118516, KM#1384
Obverse description Head of Queen Elizabeth II, as at 77 years of age, bare headed, wearing necklace and earrings, facing right.
Obverse script Latin
Obverse lettering ELIZABETH II D•G•REGINA SB
(Translation: Elizabeth II Queen by the grace of God)
Reverse description Your coin features an adaptation of Franz Johnston’s painting, The Guardian of the Gorge. In this detail of the painting, we see massive outcroppings of granite acting as guard and gateway toa vast river canyon. The figurative becomes literal as one notices the figure of a crouching man emerge from the rock and at the crest of the cliff (not seen here), the face of the elderly guardian watches over the vast chasm. The outer frame on the reverse side features the words “CANADA” and “FRANZ JOHNSTON”along with the date “2013” and the face value of “20 DOLLARS.”
Reverse script Latin
Reverse lettering 20 DOLLARS CANADA 2013 FRANZ JOHNSTON
Edge Serrated
Mint
Mintage 2013 - Proof - 6 795
Numisquare ID 9586964020
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