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25 Cents - Elizabeth II Connecting Canada - Atlantic puffin
| Issuer | Royal Canadian Mint |
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| Year | 2020 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Reverse description | The reverse features a stylized outline map of Canada occupying the central and left fields, with a vibrant red color wash applied to the Atlantic region, highlighting the geographic connection to the subject species. To the right, two Atlantic puffins (Fratercula arctica) are depicted perched together, rendered in fine detail with their distinctive stocky forms and characteristic bills. The GPS coordinates '(47.5238,-52.6201)' referencing Newfoundland and Labrador appear in the upper field above the map. The denomination '25 cents' is inscribed in the center-lower field, flanked by the date '2020' to the left, with the country name 'CANADA' arcing prominently along the lower periphery. The engraver's initials appear at lower left of the map. |
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| Reverse lettering | (47.5238,-52.6201) Canada 25 cents 2020 |
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Issued as part of the Royal Canadian Mint's "Connecting Canada" circulation program, this quarter was one of several themed releases intended to push commemorative coinage into everyday change rather than collector packaging. The Atlantic puffin breeds on Canadian soil primarily in Newfoundland and Labrador, where Witless Bay hosts one of the largest puffin colonies in North America — a detail that gave the species legitimate claim to national coinage well before this release.