2 dollars — Canada (2021) — 100th Anniversary of the Discovery of Insulin

Special facts

The 2021 toonie for the centenary of the discovery of insulin by Frederick Banting and Charles Best in Toronto: the insulin molecule and laboratory instruments over a maple leaf.

About the period

The coins of Elizabeth II were struck from 1953 to 2022, almost seventy years in which four portraits of the queen succeeded one another: by Mary Gillick (1953–1964), Arnold Machin (1965–1989), Dora de Pédery-Hunt (1990–2003), the first portrait by a Canadian sculptor, and Susanna Blunt (from 2003). More about the period “Elizabeth II”, 1952 — 2022

Coins and banknotes of this year: 2021

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• 2018
• 2 dollars — 100th Anniversary of the Armistice of 1918 KM# 2580 Coloured
• 2019
• 1 dollar — 50th Anniversary of the Decriminalization of Homosexuality in Canada KM# 2757
• 2 dollars — 75th Anniversary of D-Day KM# 2764 Regular finish
• 2 dollars — 75th Anniversary of D-Day KM# 2764 Coloured
• 2020
• 1 dollar — 75th Anniversary of the Signing of the United Nations Charter KM# 2909 Coloured
• 1 dollar — 75th Anniversary of the Signing of the United Nations Charter KM# 2909 Regular finish
• 2 dollars — 75th Anniversary of the End of World War II KM# 2924 Regular finish
• 2 dollars — 75th Anniversary of the End of World War II KM# 2924 Coloured
• 2 dollars — 100th Anniversary of the Bill Reid's Birth KM# 2925 Regular finish
• 2 dollars — 100th Anniversary of the Bill Reid's Birth KM# 2925 Coloured
• 2021
• 10 cent — 100th Anniversary of the Bluenose KM# 3081 Double-dated classic design
• 10 cent — 100th Anniversary of the Bluenose KM# 3083 Coloured
• 10 cent — 100th Anniversary of the Bluenose KM# 3083 Regular finish
• 50 cent — 100th Anniversary of Canada's Coat of Arms KM# 3086
• 1 dollar — 125th Anniversary of the Klondike Gold Rush KM# 3094 Coloured
• 1 dollar — 125th Anniversary of the Klondike Gold Rush KM# 3094 Regular finish
• 2 dollars — 100th Anniversary of the Discovery of Insulin KM# 3100 Regular finish
• 2 dollars — 100th Anniversary of the Discovery of Insulin KM# 3101 Coloured
• 2022
• 1 dollar — Celebrating Oscar Peterson KM# 3188 Regular finish
• 1 dollar — Celebrating Oscar Peterson KM# 3188 Coloured
• 1 dollar — 175th Anniversary of the Birth of Alexander Graham Bell KM# 3189 Regular finish
• 1 dollar — 175th Anniversary of the Birth of Alexander Graham Bell KM# 3189 Coloured
• 2 dollars — 50th Anniversary of the Summit Series KM# 3195 Regular finish
• 2 dollars — 50th Anniversary of the Summit Series KM# 3195 Coloured
• 2 dollars — Passing of Queen Elizabeth II (September 8th 2022)

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