2011 Canada $20 Fine Silver Canoe

• Mint: Royal Canadian Mint
• Denomination: $20
• Quality: Specimen
• Issue limit: 250,000
• Alloy: 99.9% Silver
• Diameter: 27 mm
• Weight: 7.96 grams (0.26 oz)
• Artist: Jason Bouwman (reverse), Susanna Blunt (obverse)
• Box/Capsule: No/Yes
• Certificate: No

The $20 Canoe silver coin is the second issue in a Royal Canadian Mint commemorative series that features coins sold at face value. The first, depicting a series of maple leafs, had a mintage of 200,000 and sold out in 29 days. The commemorative Canoe coin’s mintage was raised to 250,000, and it sold out in 34 days,

Inspired by the design of an early silver dollar of 1935, shown on the reverse of the $20 Silver Canoe Commemorative Coin is a simple design featuring the iconic Canadian image of a canoe and its modern-day rider. The young male canoeist is shown reaching his hand into the lake, breaking its mirror-like surface. A reflective image of the scene is also shown in the lake, albeit a historic representation of a similar scene. The reflection shows a traditional birch-bark canoe with an early native paddler (voyageur) on board.