20 dollars — Canada (2012) — Farewell to the Penny

Special facts

“Farewell to the Penny” on a “$20 for $20” coin of 2012, designed by Jesse Koreck.

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: 2012

Other items of the period

• 2012
• 10 dollars — Maple Leaf Forever KM# 1268 ½ oz.
• 10 dollars — 200th Anniversary of the War of 1812 KM# 1275
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• 2012–2022
• 10 dollars — Welcome To The World KM# 1346
• 2012
• 15 dollars — Year of the Dragon KM# 1183
• 15 dollars — Lunar Lotus: Year of The Dragon KM# 1186
• 15 dollars — Maple of Good Fortune KM# 1260
• 20 dollars — Queen Elizabeth's Diamond Jubilee KM# 1137
• 20 dollars — Diamond Jubilee KM# 1177
• 20 dollars — The Queen's Diamond Jubilee: Royal Cypher KM# 1178
• 20 dollars — Return of the Winnipeg Jets KM# 1181
• 20 dollars — Polar bear KM# 1226
• 20 dollars — Farewell to the Penny KM# 1237
• 20 dollars — Queen's Diamond Jubilee: Queen’s Portrait KM# 1238
• 20 dollars — Diamond Jubilee: Queen's Visit to Canada KM# 1239
• 20 dollars — 50th Anniversary - Canadian Coast Guard KM# 1246
• 20 dollars — Varley, Stormy Weather KM# 1250
• 20 dollars — Nova Scotia Fishing Village KM# 1251
• 20 dollars — Aster and Bumble Bee KM# 1266
• 20 dollars — Sugar Maple Crystal Raindrop KM# 1269
• 20 dollars — Rhododendron KM# 1270
• 20 dollars — Bull Moose KM# 1280
• 20 dollars — Year of the Dragon KM# 1283
• 20 dollars — Holiday Snowstorm KM# 1333
• 20 dollars — Three Wise Men KM# 1334

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