CANADA
2013
Beaver
$20 Fine Silver Coin
Specification:
RCM Number: 123784
Face Value: 20 dollars
Mintage: 8,500
Composition: 99.99% Fine Silver
Weight: 31.39 g
Diameter: 38.0 mm
Edge: Serrated
Finish: Proof
Artist: Glen Loates, José Osio (reverse), Susanna Blunt (obverse)
Along with the Canadian horse, the beaver is one of Canada’s two national animals. While the beaver became an official symbol of Canada in 1975, its use as a symbol of this land goes back to the country’s earliest roots. In fact, a beaver appears on the first coat of arms associated with the land now known as Canada, dating back to the early 1620