Coin
20 Dollars - Elizabeth II Tulip and Ladybug (2011) — Canada
Canada • 2011 • RCM/MRC#114346, KM# 1135
Overview
A silver 20 Dollars non-circulating commemorative coin of Canada, minted in 2011. The obverse features the portrait of Queen Elizabeth II facing right. The reverse depicts a coloured image of a tulip alongside an embellished hand-crafted Venetian glass ladybug. Struck at the Royal Canadian Mint with a Proof finish, with a limited mintage of 4,985 pieces.
Specifications
- Country
- Canada
- Year
- 2011
- Composition
- Silver (.9999)
- Weight
- 31.39 g
- Diameter
- 38 mm
- Thickness
- 3.1 mm
- Mint
- Royal Canadian Mint of Ottawa, Canada (1908-date)
- Shape
- Round
- Technique
- Milled, Coloured
- References
- RCM/MRC#114346, KM# 1135
- Issuer
- Canada
Design details
Obverse
Head of Queen Elizabeth II, as at 77 years of age, bare headed, wearing necklace and earrings, facing right. Script: Latin Lettering: ELIZABETH II D•G•REGINA Unabridged legend: ELIZABETH II DEI GRATIA REGINA Translation: Elizabeth II Queen by the grace of God Engraver: Susan Taylor Designer: Susanna Blunt
Reverse
Coloured image of a tulip with a embellished hand-crafted Venetian glass ladybug Script: Latin Lettering: 20 DOLLARS 2011 CANADA Designer: Cosme Saffioti
Collector insights
- Design heritage: Susan Taylor, Susanna Blunt, Cosme Saffioti is credited as the designer for the Non-circulating coins series. Designer attribution helps distinguish this issue from later restrikes or unofficial copies that reuse only the motif.
- Struck at: Royal Canadian Mint of Ottawa, Canada (1908-date). Confirm the mintmark on your example before comparing prices — same-year issues from different mints often trade at very different levels.
- Low mintage: Only 4,985 pieces reported. This puts the issue into key-date territory for its series; expect steep grade-based price scaling and a higher counterfeit risk — provenance and third-party grading matter.
- Precious metal content: Silver (.9999) — bullion value provides a price floor, and many circulated examples were melted during the 1979–1980 and post-2010 silver spikes, reducing the surviving population.
- Catalogue reference: Listed as
RCM/MRC#114346, KM# 1135. Use this reference code when cross-checking auction archives, dealer inventories, and standard printed catalogues.
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