The Polar Bear, and on the other side is Queen Elizabeth.
A twoonie is called a twoonie because it's a tip-off from the loonie. The Canadian loonie is one dollar, so the two-dollar coin thus became so-named as the twoonie.
the canadian twoonie is worth 2 dollars and has a polar bear on it
If the question is supposed to ask about the coin's value, it's worth $2 Canadian.
The current brass $1 coin has a picture of a loon, an aquatic bird common in Canada.Older $1 silver coins carry a picture of a voyageur (fur trapper) rowing a canoe. That animal, of course, is a human male.
Alaska's coinage is the same as in the lower 48 states and in Hawaii. Canada is the nation that has a bear on the twoonie coin--a polar bear, to be exact. Why the polar bear was chosen to be on that coin instead of other symbols or animals--like the moose, for instance--was likely because the bear signifies strength as part of the Canadian national anthem, "...strong and free."
No. A Twoonie only has one adult polar bear on the "tails" part of this coin.
The 5-cent has a beaver, the 25- cent has a caribou (NOT a moose), the 1-dollar shows a loon, and the 2-dollar features polar bears.
Our paper money is called bills or dollars. The one and two bills were replaced by coins. The one dollar coin is called a loonie after the common loon engraved on its reverse side. When the 2 dollar coin came along it was already being dubbed the twoonie. the other coins are pennies, nickels, dimes and quarters.
No. It is a British coin.
yes, his portrait was struck on a Canadian coin.
The design on the back of the coin is the Canadian Coat of Arms.
the coins commonly used in Canada are:The nickel: Value five centsThe dime: Value ten centsThe quarter: Value twenty-five centsThe Loonie: Value one dollarThe Twoonie: value two dollarsCanada has no one cent coin (penny) as this was discontinued in 2014The Canadian Mint also produces a number of gold and silver coins that are not commonly in circulation