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The New $20 Commemorative Maple Leaf

Friday, October 19, 2012 5:33

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Authorized by the Government of Canada, this new Canadian silver commemorative coin is legal tender with a value of $20. This coin features the uniquely Canadian specimen finish a three fold combination of different finishes. The $20 coin features an attractive reserve design depicting five maple leaves that form a C and superimposed over the largest maple leaf is the legend CANADA, additional inscriptions on the coin include (20 DOLLARS, FINE SILVER,ARGENT PUR) and the date of 2011. Also there are the initials CS denoting Cosme Saffioti who designed the reverse of the coin, the obverse has been design by Susanna Blunt which is the image of Queen Elizabeth II and circulating the portrait is her name “D G” and REGINA. The 2011 $20 coin has a diameter of 27 mm, a serrated (reeded) edge and a specimen finish. The Royal Canadian Mint has set their mintage ceiling at 200,000, the coin comes encapsulated inside a royal blue folder with a window that allows for viewing or display of the coin, a certificate of authenticity is alsoincluded. This coin has proved to so popular that it has sold out at the Canadian Mint RCM in record time.