Vol. 146, No. 1 — January 4, 2012

Registration

SOR/2011-325 December 16, 2011

ROYAL CANADIAN MINT ACT

Order Authorizing the Issue of Circulation Coins of Two Dollars and One Dollar, Specifying Their Characteristics and Determining Their Design

P.C. 2011-1691 December 15, 2011

His Excellency the Governor General in Council, on the recommendation of the Minister of Finance, pursuant to sections 6.4 (see footnote a) and 6.5 (see footnote b) of the Royal Canadian Mint Act (see footnote c), hereby makes the annexed Order Authorizing the Issue of Circulation Coins of Two Dollars and One Dollar, Specifying Their Characteristics and Determining Their Design.

ORDER AUTHORIZING THE ISSUE OF CIRCULATION COINS
OF TWO DOLLARS AND ONE DOLLAR, SPECIFYING
THEIR CHARACTERISTICS AND DETERMINING
THEIR DESIGN

AUTHORIZATION, CHARACTERISTICS AND DESIGN

1. The issue of circulation coins of two dollars listed in item 1.1 of Part 2 of the schedule to the Royal Canadian Mint Act is authorized, the characteristics of the coins are to be those specified in that item, their diameter is to be 28.00 mm +/- 0.13 mm and the design of the coins is determined to be as follows:

  1. (a) the obverse impression is to depict, on the inner core of the coin, the effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II by Susanna Blunt, with the initials “SB” on the bottom left-hand corner of the neckline, and on the outer ring, the inscriptions “ELIZABETH II”, “D•G•REGINA” and the year of issue to the left, right and bottom of the coin, respectively; and
  2. (b) the reverse impression is to depict, on the inner core of the coin, a design of a polar bear standing at the edge of an ice floe surrounded by water and other ice floes, the artist’s initials “BT” at the bottom right of the design and on the outer ring, two virtual image maple leafs between two lines at the top of the coin and the words “CANADA” and “2 DOLLARS” interspersed with two lasermark maple leaves each within a circle at the bottom of the coin, and the words “CANADA” and “2 DOLLARS”, with a maple leaf before and after the word “CANADA” as edge-lettering around the coin.

2. The issue of circulation coins of one dollar listed in item 2.2 of Part 2 of the schedule to the Royal Canadian Mint Act is authorized, the characteristics of the coins are to be those specified in that item, their diameter is to be 26.5 mm +/- 0.13 mm and the design of the coins is determined to be as follows:

  1. (a) the obverse impression is to depict the effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II by Susanna Blunt, with the initials “SB” on the bottom left-hand corner of the neckline, the inscriptions “ELIZABETH II” and “D•G•REGINA” and the year of issue to the left, right and bottom of the coin, respectively, and beading around the circumference of the coin; and
  2. (b) the reverse impression is to depict a design of a common loon on a lake with an islet in the background, the artist’s initials “RRC” to the right of the loon, the word “CANADA” and a lasermark maple leaf within a circle above the design and the word “DOLLAR” at the bottom of the design, with beading around the circumference of the coin.

COMING INTO FORCE

3. This Order comes into force on the day on which it is registered.

N.B. The Regulatory Impact Analysis Statement for this Order appears following SOR/2011-324 Order Amending Part 2 of the Schedule to the Royal Canadian Mint Act.

Footnote a
S.C. 1999, c. 4, s. 3

Footnote b
S.C. 1999, c. 4, s. 3

Footnote c
R.S., c. R-9