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

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Special facts

The coloured insulin toonie of 2021, 2 million coins with colour printing.

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

Other coins of the period

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