Coin, commemorative

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OBJECT TYPE: 20 Dollars
DATE: 2000
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2000.0092.001

MANUFACTURER: Royal Canadian Mint
MODEL: BLUENOSE
LOCATION: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: 5925
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 4
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: SILVER & COPPER COIN; SEALED INSIDE SYNTHETIC (ACRYLIC ?) CASE.

Dimensions

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Length: N/A
Width: N/A
Height: N/A
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: 4.2 cm
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Marine 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 THE BLUENOSE, REGARDED BY MANY AS THE MOST FAMOUS FISHING SCHOONER EVERBUILT. LAUNCHED IN LUNENBURG, NS IN 1921 THE BLUENOSE COMPETED FOR THE INTERNATIONAL FISHERMEN'S TROPHY- A SERIES OF RACES HELD BETWEEN CANADIAN & US FISHING SCHOONERS- FOLLOWING THE CLOSE OF THE FISHING SEASON. BLUENOSE WON, AND HELD THE TROPHY FOR ALL HER 18-YEAR RACING CAREER. (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 "TRANSPORTATION 2000" SERIES. COIN ARTWORK DESIGNED BY CANADIAN ARTIST J. FRANKLIN WRIGHT; OBVERSE PORTRAIT OF HER MAJESTY QUEEN ELIZABETH II 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" & "FW" appears on coin reverse; "ELIZABETH 11/ 2000/ D.G. REGINA" appears on obverse..
Missing: NONE.
Finish: SILVER METAL COIN SEALED WITHIN CLEAR CASING.
Decoration: COIN REVERSE DEPICTS SAILING BLUENOSE; HOLOGRAM IMAGE, IN UPPER LEFT, SHOWS DIFFERENT VIEW OF SCHOONER, WITH ALL SAILS FULLY OPEN. OBVERSE SIDE HAS PORTRAIT OF QUEEN ELIZABETH II, SHOWN IN PROFILE.

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Royal Canadian Mint, Coin, commemorative, 2000, Artifact no. 2000.0092, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2000.0092.001/

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