Description obverse

Shape of the Coat of the Arms, background filled with silhouettes of coats of arms. In the middle the effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II facing right. ELIZABETH II CANADA 2020 D G REGINA 50 DOLLARS

Description reverse

Motif taken from the 1994 50-cent coin reverse design, this rendering of the Canadian Coat of Arms includes a wide range of symbolic imagery. A lion holding a Union Jack flag on the left and a unicorn holding a flag bearing three French fleurs-de-lys on the right support a central shield divided into five sections bearing historical emblems of England, France, Scotland, and Ireland, as well as a sprig of three maple leaves. The shield is encircled with a ribbon representing the Order of Canada bearing the motto DESIDERANTES MELIOREM PATRIAM ("desiring a better country.") The shield is surmounted by a royal helmet within a garland of maple leaves, upon which stands a crowned lion holding a maple leaf. St. Edward's Crown, symbolizing Canada's constitutional monarchy, rests above the lion, which symbolizes Canada's sovereignty. The motto A MARI USQUE AD MARI ("from sea to sea") appears in a ribbon below the shield, along with a "compartment" or garland composed of the floral emblems of England, Scotland, France, and Ireland.

Remarks

Reverse is partially gold plated