2 Dollars - Elizabeth II Polar bear, with security features

2 Dollars - Elizabeth II (Polar bear, with security features) - obverse2 Dollars - Elizabeth II (Polar bear, with security features) - reverse

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Features

Location Canada
Issuing entity Royal Canadian Mint
Queen Elizabeth II (1952-2022)
Type Standard circulation coin
Years 2012-2022
Value 2 Dollars
2 CAD = USD 1.47
Currency Canadian dollar (1858-date)
Composition Bimetallic: brass plated aluminium-bronze centre in nickel plated steel ring
Weight 6.92 g
Diameter 28 mm
Thickness 1.75 mm
Shape Round
Technique Milled
Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑
Number N# 32192
References KM# 1257,
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.
Schön# 945
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 D·G·REGINA
SB
2012

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 Read more on Wikipedia

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 on ice flow, facing right.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
BT
CANADA 2 DOLLARS

Designer: Brent Townsend

Edge

Segmented reeding and incuse lettering

Position A - Edge lettering with Obverse on top
Position B - Edge lettering with Reverse on top

Lettering: CANADA 2 DOLLARS

2 Dollars - Elizabeth II (Polar bear, with security features) -  obverse

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Mint

Royal Canadian Mint, Winnipeg, Canada

Comments



The Royal Canadian Mint's 2017 annual report stated a mintage of 24,465,000 for regular circulating 2017 coins, even though the circulating coins for that year only bore the Canada 150 commemorative design (which has a different mintage listed). However, starting in 2017, the annual report omitted the 'Coins struck dated 2017' table, meaning the 24,465,000 coins were probably dated either 2016 or 2018, even though they were struck in 2017.

In 2012 2 dollar piece started to be struck with security marks. They are the maple leaves in the circles on the reverse.

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Date Mintage VG F VF XF AU UNC Frequency
2012  82 862 000 $ 1.50 $ 1.60 $ 1.80 $ 1.80 $ 1.90 $ 2.80 60%
2013  12 390 000 $ 1.50 $ 1.50 $ 1.50 $ 2.20 $ 2.90 20%
2014  16 305 000 $ 1.40 $ 1.40 $ 1.50 $ 2.20 $ 2.60 17%
2015  30 378 500 $ 1.50 $ 1.50 $ 1.50 $ 2.10 $ 3.60 20%
2016  20 669 000 $ 1.40 $ 1.50 $ 1.50 $ 1.50 $ 1.50 $ 3.00 25%
2017  75 000 $ 3.40 6% Exists with A and B positions; non-circulation issue, in set only
2017  250 000 $ 3.60 2% Exists with A and B positions; non-circulation issue, special wrap roll
2018  23 730 000 $ 1.50 $ 1.50 $ 1.60 $ 3.10 15%
2019  22 995 000 $ 1.50 $ 1.80 $ 1.80 $ 3.30 10%
2019  30 000 1.3% Non-circulation issue, in set only
2020  11 235 000 $ 1.50 $ 1.50 $ 1.50 $ 2.90 9%
2021  32 445 000 $ 1.50 $ 1.60 $ 2.90 9%
2022  $ 3.20 $ 3.20 6%

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