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20 Dollars - Elizabeth II Viking Voyage
| Issuer | Royal Canadian Mint |
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| Year | 2018 |
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| Reference(s) | RCM/MRC#165352, KM#2643 |
| Obverse description | The obverse presents the fourth definitive effigy of Queen Elizabeth II by engraver Susanna Blunt, depicting the monarch in right-facing profile at approximately 77 years of age, bare-headed, wearing a necklace and drop earrings. The portrait is rendered in fine detail within the coin's field, capturing the Queen's mature likeness in a restrained, classical style. The obverse legend encircles the effigy, reading 'ELIZABETH II D·G·REGINA CANADA 20 DOLLARS', affirming her title as Queen by the Grace of God. The denomination '20 DOLLARS' is incorporated within the legend arc. |
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| Obverse lettering | ELIZABETH II CANADA D·G·REGINA 20 DOLLARS (Translation: Elizabeth II queen by the grace of God) |
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The 2018 Royal Canadian Mint commemorative program drew heavily on Norse settlement archaeology, specifically the L'Anse aux Meadows site in Newfoundland — the only confirmed Viking settlement in North America, occupied around 1000 AD and rediscovered by Helge and Anne Stine Ingstad in 1960. Canada's claim to this history is geographically legitimate in a way few nations can match for Viking-related coinage.
RCM issues of this type are typically mintage-capped collector pieces with no circulation intent, sold directly through the mint's retail channels at issue premiums well above melt.