General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

5

AKA

N/A

Patents

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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

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Width

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Height

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Thickness

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Weight

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Diameter

4.3 cm

Volume

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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

Unknown

Period

COIN NEVER USED/ MINTED FOR SALE IN 1996

Canada

THIS IS ONE OF TWO COINS (CF-100 CANNUCK 970863), FROM THE AVIATION SERIES, PART II, STERLING SILVER NON-CIRCULATING COINS ISSUED BY THE CANADIAN ROYAL MINT AS COLLECTOR ITEMS IN 1996. IT COMMEMORATES ACHIEVEMENTS MADE BY AVRO CANADA LTD. HOLOGRAM CAMEO FEATURES JAMES A. CHAMBERLIN, FOR HIS CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE ARROW.

Function

TO COMMEMORATE CANADIAN ACHIEVEMENT, SCPECIFICALLY IN THE AREA OF AVIATION

Technical

STIRLING SILVER COIN STRUCK BY THE CANADIAN ROYAL MINT. COIN ARTWORK BY CANADIAN JIM BRUCE. OBVERSE SIDE PORTRAIT OF HER MAJESTY QUEEN ELIZABETH II BY DORA DE PEDERY-HUNT. FEATURES HOLOGRAM CAMEO

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

Embossed print reads: "ELIZABETH II/ D.G. REGINA/ 1996"/ Obverse side. embossed print reads: "CANADA 20 DOLLARS"

Missing

None

Finish

SILVER METAL FINISH WITH A GOLD INSERT (HOLOGRAM); ENCASED IN CLEAR PLASTIC/

Decoration

PORTRAIT OF QUEEN ELIZABETH II, SHOWN IN PROFILE/ REVERSE SIDE FEATURES TWO AVRO ARROWS SOARING ABOVE THE CLOUDS. THE CAMEO PORTRAYS JAMES A. CHAMBERLIN, WHO MADE INVALUABLE CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE AVRO ARROW PROJECT/