Coin, commemorative
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- OBJECT TYPE
- 20 Dollars
- DATE
- 1997
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1997.0888.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Royal Canadian Mint
- MODEL
- Canadair CT-114 Tutor: The Snowbirds
- LOCATION
- Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 2
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- 92.5 % SILVER AND 7.5 % COPPER AND FEATURES A 24-KARAT GOLD COVERED CAMEO; SEALED WITHIN A SYNTHETIC CASE
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- N/A
- Width
- N/A
- Height
- N/A
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- 4.3 cm
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Aviation
- Category
- Commemorative
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Mint CA
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Ontario
- City
- Ottawa
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Ontario
- Period
- Coin never used/ Minted for sale in 1997
- Canada
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Coin commemorates the Canadair CT-114 Tutor: The Snowbirds and cameo commemorates Edward Higgins. Coin designed by artist Ross Buckland. In 1990, the Royal Canadian Mint launched a series of silver and gold $20 coins, titled "Powered Flight in Canada". The collection was divided into two series and included ten coins for each series. The first series, "The First 50 Years", covered the period up to World War II, and the second series "Powered Flight in Canada, Beyond World War II", covered the period from the late 1940's to 1999. This is the sixth coin in the second series. See list in notes for coin titles and years issued. (See references) - Function
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TO COMMEMORATE CANADIAN ACHIEVEMENT, SPECIFICALLY IN THE AREA OF AVIATION - Technical
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Unknown - Area Notes
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Unknown
Details
- Markings
- Raised lettering on obverse reads: "ELIZABETH II/ D.G. REGINA/ 1997"/ Raised lettering on reverse reads: "CANADA 20 DOLLARS"
- Missing
- N/A
- Finish
- Silver coin with gold cameo. Encased in a plastic protective case.
- Decoration
- Raised image of a close-up view of the Snowbirds flying in a "Big Diamond" formation and the Snowbird squadron crest. The cameo depicts Edward Higgins, a former Vice-President of Canadair. On obverse, raised profile of Queen Elizabeth II. (See reference 1)
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Royal Canadian Mint, Coin, commemorative, 1997, Artifact no. 1997.0888, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1997.0888.001/
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