2 Dollars - Elizabeth II Polar bear, date on top
Features
| Location |
Canada
 |
|---|---|
| Issuing entity | Royal Canadian Mint |
| Queen |
Elizabeth II (1952-2022)
|
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
| Years | 2006-2012 |
| Value | 2 Dollars 2 CAD = USD 1.47 |
| Currency | Canadian dollar (1858-date) |
| Composition | Bimetallic: aluminium-bronze centre in nickel ring |
| Weight | 7.3 g |
| Diameter | 28 mm |
| Thickness | 1.75 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Number | N# 30139 |
| References |
KM# 837,  Tracy L. Schmidt (editor); 2019. Standard Catalog of World Coins / 2001-Date (14th edition). Krause Publications, Stevens Point, Wisconsin, United States. And 5 more volumes.  Gerhard Schön; 2022. Weltmünzkatalog / 20. Jahrhundert: 1901-2000 (47. Auflage). Battenberg Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Germany. And 2 more volumes. |
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 2012 D·G·REGINA
Unabridged legend: ELIZABETH II DEI GRATIA REGINA
Translation: Elizabeth II Queen by the grace of God
Engraver: Susan Taylor
Susan Taylor is a Canadian sculptor who serves as Senior Engraver for the Royal Canadian Mint (RCM). Rewarded by multiple prizes, she is vice-delegate of the International Art Medal Federation and was president of the Medallic Art Society of Canada.
Designer:
Susanna Blunt 
Susanna Blunt is a Canadian portrait artist who designed the most recent portrait of Queen Elizabeth II on the current Canadian coinage, which began in 2003. She was born in Harbin, China, the daughter of an English banker. Blunt started her studies at the Banff School of Fine Arts as a young teenager. Reverse
Polar bear facing right
Script: Latin
Lettering:
CANADA
BT
2 DOLLARS
Designer: Brent Townsend
Edge
Interrupted reeding (5 smooth and 5 reeded sections)
© ZacUK
Mints
| Royal Canadian Mint, Ottawa, Canada (1908-date) | |
 (L) |
Royal Canadian Mint, Winnipeg, Canada |
Comments
2010 has 2 distinct edge varieties 14 ridges 15 grooves and 16 ridges 17 grooves. These 2 varieties are pictured in the comment section of the listing and need to be listed separately for year 2010 because they normally have different values.
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| Date | Mintage | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | Frequency | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||
| 2006 L | $ 1.50 | $ 1.50 | $ 1.50 | $ 1.90 | 23% | RCM Logo first use | |||||||
| 2007 L | 38 957 000 | $ 1.50 | $ 1.50 | $ 1.50 | $ 1.70 | $ 2.80 | $ 3.70 | 42% | (fr) Logo côté avers | ||||
| 2007 L | 27 056 | 0.2% | Specimen set | ||||||||||
| 2008 L | 18 400 000 | $ 1.50 | $ 1.50 | $ 1.50 | $ 1.60 | $ 1.90 | $ 3.60 | 22% | (fr) Logo côté avers | ||||
| 2008 L | 21 227 | 0.08% | Specimen set | ||||||||||
| 2009 L | 38 430 000 | $ 1.50 | $ 1.50 | $ 1.70 | $ 1.70 | $ 2.20 | $ 3.30 | 40% | (fr) Logo côté avers | ||||
| 2009 L | 21 667 | 0.08% | Specimen set | ||||||||||
| 2010 L | 8 220 000 | $ 1.20 | $ 1.40 | $ 1.50 | $ 1.50 | $ 2.60 | $ 3.50 | 18% | 14 ridges | ||||
| 2010 L | 0.9% | 16 ridges, Mintage included in 14 ridges | |||||||||||
| 2010 L | 21 111 | 0.20% | Specimen set | ||||||||||
| 2011 L | 0.12% | (fr) Ch#RC-386; Rouleau de 25 pièces | |||||||||||
| 2011 L | 22 488 000 | $ 1.40 | $ 1.50 | $ 1.50 | $ 1.70 | $ 1.80 | $ 4.30 | 29% | (fr) Logo côté avers | ||||
| 2011 L | 25 665 | 0.08% | Specimen set | ||||||||||
| 2012 L | 1 531 000 | $ 2.10 | $ 2.10 | $ 2.10 | $ 6.80 | 18% | (fr) Logo côté avers, dernière année de production dans cet alliage | ||||||
| 2012 L | 34 975 | 0.3% | Specimen set | ||||||||||
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