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20 Dollars In the name of George VI, Consolidated Canso
| Issuer | Royal Canadian Mint |
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| Year | 2017 |
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| Diameter | 40 mm |
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| Reverse lettering | CANADA 2017 Consolidated Canso |
| Edge | Reeded |
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The Canso was the Royal Canadian Air Force's primary long-range maritime patrol aircraft during the Second World War — a Canadianized variant of the Consolidated PBY Catalina, built under licence by Canadian Vickers and Boeing Canada. RCAF Cansos flew anti-submarine patrols over the North Atlantic at a time when U-boat activity in Canadian coastal waters reached as far as the St. Lawrence River. In the summer of 1942, German submarines sank vessels within sight of the Quebec shoreline, forcing a near-total suspension of St. Lawrence shipping.
This coin belongs to the RCM's ongoing "In the Name of George VI" aviation series, which draws specifically on RCAF wartime types rather than the broader Commonwealth inventory.