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20 Dollars In the name of Elizabeth II, Face of Ancestor
| Issuer | Royal Canadian Mint |
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| Year | 2023 |
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| Value | 20 Dollars |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing effigy of Queen Elizabeth II as rendered at approximately 77 years of age, bareheaded, wearing a necklace and earrings, engraved by Susan Taylor. The portrait is accompanied by a special commemorative marking featuring the dual dates '1952' and '2022' flanking the effigy, separated by four pearls symbolizing the four distinct royal portraits that appeared on Canadian coinage throughout Her Majesty's reign. The surrounding legend bears the Queen's titles in Latin, the denomination, and the country name. The coin's puzzle-shaped format means the obverse occupies a fan-shaped segment designed to interlock with companion pieces in the series. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | A stylized ancestral face rendered in the Northwest Coast Indigenous artistic tradition, depicted within the claw of a nocturnal wolf. The design employs the characteristic formline aesthetic of Indigenous Pacific Northwest art, with bold ovoid and U-form elements defining the facial features against the fan-shaped field of the puzzle-format coin. The composition is executed in contrasting gold-plated and silver-finish areas, creating strong visual contrast between the positive and negative design elements. No legend or inscription appears on the reverse. |
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