20 Dollars - Elizabeth II Orcas, Canada

Designed by Claude Thivierge, your coin combines two differentart styles to capture the majestic beauty and strength of a cultural icon. On Canadas Pacific Coast, the fjord-like coastline basks in the golden glow of sunlight, which spills into the ocean and illuminates the upper depths. The scene is split between our world and the orcas underwater realm, where two pod members are rendered in a low poly art style; in spite of their geometric nature, the precision-engraved polygons are each carefully positioned to re-create the orcas rounded silhouette as it easily moves through the water. A burst of movement comes from the foremost orca, which suddenly rises up above the oceans surface; this action simultaneously shatters the watery divide and the geometric barrier, as the breaching orcas appearance smoothly transitions from abstract to realism above the water. The word CANADA, the face value 20 DOLLARS and the year 2018 are engraved along the rim that frames much of the reverse image.

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Claude Thivierge

Head of Queen Elizabeth II, as at 77 years of age, bare headed, wearing necklace and earrings, facing right.

Susan Taylor

Susanna Blunt

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