20 Dollars - Elizabeth II The Guardian of the Gorge, Canada

Your coin features an adaptation of Franz Johnstons painting, The Guardian of the Gorge. In this detail of the painting, we see massive outcroppings of granite acting as guard and gateway toa vast river canyon. The figurative becomes literal as one notices the figure of a crouching man emerge from the rock and at the crest of the cliff (not seen here), the face of the elderly guardian watches over the vast chasm. The outer frame on the reverse side features the words CANADA and FRANZ JOHNSTONalong with the date 2013 and the face value of 20 DOLLARS.

Cecily Mok

Franz Johnston

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

Susan Taylor

Susanna Blunt

Serrated