- Country:Canada
- Collection:Silver Commemorative $20
- Metal:Silver
- Year:2010
- Denomination:$20
- Finish:Complete
- Weight (oz):1.009
- Purity:0.9999
- Mintage:6720
- Product type:Coin
The reverse design is a reproduction of the allegory that appeared on the original 1935 $20 bank note; a woman symbolizing agriculture admiring the fruits of the field presented to her by a kneeling man.
For almost 200 years, Canadian paper money existed in a varietyof forms until the first national bank notes were issued on March 11,1935. Each denomination featured a member of the royal familyor former Canadian prime minister on the front with an allegoricalfigure on the back.
Agriculture was the theme of the 10- and 20-dollar bank notes.Each featured a different interpretation that has been expertlyreproduced on these 99.99% pure silver coins - a historical treasure!
Theme:
The Bank of Canada began operating 75 years ago in 1935 and was givenresponsibility to regulate the country's money supply and to "promote the economic and financial welfare of Canada." Accordingly, it was given the exclusive right to issue Canada's bank notes. On March 11, 1935, the Bank of Canada issued its first series of bank notes.
The inaugural series of 1935 included denominations of $1, $2, $5, $10, $20, $50, $100, $500 and $1,000. (A $25 note was issued later in 1935 to commemorate the silver jubilee of King George V).
The front of the notes featured a portrait of a member of the royal family or of a former Canadian prime minister while allegorical figures representing Canada's growing agricultural, industrial and commercial prosperity appeared on the back. Each denomination was availablein English or French, a practice that ended with the introduction of bilingual notes in 1937.
