Coin, commemorative

Use this image

Can I reuse this image without permission? Yes

Object images on the Ingenium Collection’s portal have the following Creative Commons license:

ATTRIBUTE THIS IMAGE

Ingenium, 2000.0090.001
Permalink:

Ingenium is releasing this image under the Creative Commons licensing framework, and encourages downloading and reuse for non-commercial purposes. Please acknowledge Ingenium and cite the artifact number.

DOWNLOAD IMAGE

PURCHASE THIS IMAGE

This image is free for non-commercial use.

For commercial use, please consult our Reproduction Fees and contact us to purchase the image.

OBJECT TYPE: 20 Dollars
DATE: 2000
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2000.0090.001

MANUFACTURER: Royal Canadian Mint
MODEL: H.S. TAYLOR STEAM BUGGY
LOCATION: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

More Information

General Information

Serial #: 6146
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 4
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: SILVER & COPPER COIN; SEALED INSIDE SYNTHETIC (ACRYLIC ?) 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: 4.2 cm
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Motorized Ground Transportation
Category: Miscellaneous
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Mint CA
Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
City: Ottawa

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: THIS COIN NEVER USED. THIS COIN MINTED FOR SALE IN 2000.
Canada: COIN DEPICTS HENRY SETH TAYLOR STEAM BUGGY, CONSIDERED TO BE THE FIRST CANADIAN AUTOMOBILE AND ONE OF THE EARLIEST STEAM CARS IN N. AMERICA. PRESERVED AT THE CANADA SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY MUSEUM, OTTAWA THIS AUTOMOBILE IS RECOGNIZED AS ONE OF THE OLDEST SURVIVING OPERATING AUTOMOBILES IN THE WORLD. (REF. 1)
Function: TO COMMEMORATE CANADIAN ACHIEVEMENT, SPECIFICALLY IN THE AREA OF TRANSPORTATION. COIN HAS NOMINAL VALUE ($20 CANADIAN ) AS CURRENCY.
Technical: 20 DOLLAR STIRLING SILVER COIN STRUCK BY ROYAL CANADIAN MINT, AS PART OF THEIR "TRANSPORTATION 2000" SERIES. COIN ARTWORK DESIGNED BY CANADIAN ARTIST JOHN MARDON; OBVERSE PORTRAIT OF HER MAJESTY QUEEN ELIZABETH 11 BY DORA DE PEDERY-HUNT. COIN CONTAINS 92.5% SILVER & 7.5% COPPER AND FEATURES HOLOGRAM CAMEO. (REF. 1)
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: "CANADA 20 DOLLARS" & "JM" appears on coin reverse; "ELIZABETH II/ 2000/ D.G. REGINA" appears on obverse.
Missing: NONE.
Finish: SILVER METAL COIN SEALED WITHIN CLEAR CASING..
Decoration: ILLUSTRATION OF MAN (SETH TAYLOR ?) DRIVING STEMN BUGGY SEEN IN PROFILE, ON COIN REVERSE; HOLOGRAM OF VEHICLE, SEEN FROM FRONT, APPEARS ABOVE. PORTRAIT OF QUEEN, AS SEEN IN PROFILE, APPEARS ON OBVERSE SIDE OF COIN.

CITE THIS OBJECT

If you choose to share our information about this collection object, please cite:

Royal Canadian Mint, Coin, commemorative, 2000, Artifact no. 2000.0090, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2000.0090.001/

FEEDBACK

Submit a question or comment about this artifact.