The C$2 coin, Canada's highest denomination coin, which would go into circulation later in December, features Susanna Blunt's portrait of Elizabeth on one side and the traditional Brent Townsend polar bear design on the other, the mint said in a statement on Wednesday.
Canadians call the C$2 coin a toonie, a play on the 'loonie' nickname for the Canadian dollar coin, which features a picture of a loon bird. The composition of the new nickel-plated steel coin remains unchanged, but differs from regular C$2 coins due to a black outer ring on both sides. There would be nearly 5 million such coins that will begin appearing in circulation gradually as banks re-stock their coin inventories, the mint said.The profile of Britain's late Queen Elizabeth II appears on a new Canadian $2 circulation coin featuring a black outer ring, in an illustration released in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada December 7, 2022.
Canada remained in the British Empire until 1982. It is still a member of the Commonwealth of former empire countries which hold the British monarch as head of state.
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