2012—$20 Fine Silver Coin - Farewell To The Penny

In 2012, the last Canadian penny was struck at the RCM's Winnipeg facility. This fine silver collectable coin pays homage to the Canadian one-cent coin. The iconic maple leaf twig design created by G.E. Kruger-Gray that has appeared on all our pennies since 1937 (with the exception of the Centennial penny released in 1967) takes centre stage on the $20 for $20, but with the added twist of a watery setting.

Royal Canadian Mint

Coin Design

Composition: Fine Silver (99.99% pure)

Face value: 20 dollars

Mintage: 250,000

Diameter: 27 mm

Weight: 7.96 g

Year: 2012

Artist: Jesse Koreck (reverse), Susanna Blunt (obverse)

The sign of leaves gently landing on the water reveals the end of a season and the beginning of something new. The penny and its iconic design that has long been a familiar symbol to Canadians is being retired, but not forgotten. We’ve collected them in our piggy banks when we were young, saved them for a rainy day and exchanged and shared them between each other throughout our lives.

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