Toronto 
Royal Canadian Mint has issued a $2 circulation coin to honour Her Late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II’s service to Canada during her historic 70-year reign.
Credit: Royal Canadian Mint
The coin will begin circulating later this month and has all the design elements of a standard $2 coin has a black outer ring reminiscent of a mourning armband.
The toonie features a traditional Brent Townsend polar bear design on the core of the reverse, as well as the Susanna Blunt effigy of Her Late Majesty on the obverse. The metal composition of the coin remains unchanged.
Nearly five million coins will enter the national coin distribution system in December.
“Queen Elizabeth II served as Canada’s head of state for seven decades and for millions of Canadians, she was the only monarch they had ever known,” said Marie Lemay, President and CEO of the Royal Canadian Mint. “Our special $2 circulation coin offers Canadians a way to remember her.”
The Mint is also hosting public coin exchanges at its Ottawa and Winnipeg boutiques on December 7th from Noon to 5 pm and on December 8th from 10 am to 5 pm (begins at 9 am in Winnipeg).
