20 Dollars - Elizabeth II Royal Ontario Museum, Canada

This coin includes a gold-plated image of the Statue of Cleopatra VII, a unique piece that was purchased in the early 1900s by the museums first director. This ancient granite bust is believed to be a rare, idealized representation of the Egyptian queen whose romantic conquests earned her immortality. Behind the bust, the crystalline-like shape of the Michael Lee-Chin Crystal rises up to fill much of the image field, adding a modern element to the design. Its angled, prismatic structures are rendered in beautiful detail from the aluminum strips giving the building its brushed metal appearance, to the many windows that capture and reflect light. The museums centennial is commemorated above the building with the words 100 YEARS ANS, while below are engraved the face value of20 DOLLARS and the word CANADA.

Christie Paquet

Cecily Mok

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

Susan Taylor

Susanna Blunt

Serrated