Coin, commemorative

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OBJECT TYPE: 20 Dollars
DATE: 2001
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2001.0207.001

MANUFACTURER: Royal Canadian Mint
MODEL: MARCO POLO
LOCATION: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: 442
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 4
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: .1 SILVER & COPPER COIN; SEALED INSIDE SYNTHETIC (ACRYLIC ?) CASE..2 METAL CASE HAS SYNTHETIC LINING & PADDING..3-.4 CARD STOCK BOX.

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 13.5 cm
Width: 8.9 cm
Height: 3.8 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
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 2001.
Canada: 1 OF A SET OF COMPLIMENTARY STERLING SILVER NON-CIRCULATING COINS ISSUED BY THE ROYAL CANADIAN MINT AS COLLECTOR ITEMS. THE SUBJECT OF THE COINS UNDERSCORES CANADIANS' ENDURING INTEREST IN AND RECOGNITION OF THE IMPORTANCE OF TRANSPORTATION IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE NATION. COIN MARKS 150TH ANNIVERSARY OF MARCO POLO'S LAUNCH IN SAINT JOHN, NB. SHE WAS A COMBINATION OF CLIPPER & BARQUE DESIGN, SAILING FOR 32 YEARS.
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. COIN ARTWORK DESIGNED BY CANADIAN ARTIST J. FRANKLIN WRIGHT; OBVERSE SIDE BEARS PORTRAIT OF HER MAJESTY QUEEN ELIZABETH II BY DORA DE PEDERY-HUNT. COIN CONTAINS 92.5% SILVER & 7.5% COPPER, AND FEATURES HOLOGRAM CAMEO. IT WEIGHS 31.103 GRAMS ( 1 TROY OZ). (REF. 1
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: .1 "CANADA 20 DOLLARS" & "FW" appears on coin reverse;"ELIZABETH II/ 2001/ D.G. REGINA" appears on obverse..4 box marked "[logo] Royal Canadian/ Mint/ Monnaie royale/ Mint".
Missing: NONE.
Finish: .1 SILVER METAL COIN SEALED WITHIN CLEAR CASING..2 BRONZE COLOUR PRESENTATION CASE HAS FLAT METALLIC EXTERIOR FINISH; RAISED BLACK SYNTHETIC DISK ON TOP HAS GOLDTONE LOGO & DECORATION; MOULDED BLACK LINING HAS FLOCKED FINISH; CW BLACK FOAM PAD..3 TOP IS GREY; GREY, BLACK & GOLDTONE LOGOS..4 BLACK BOX BASE.
Decoration: .1 COIN REVERSE DEPICTS SAILING SHIP; HOLOGRAM IN UPPER LEFT CORNER SHOWS FULL PROFILE VIEW OF SHIP. OBVERSE SIDE HAS PORTRAIT OF QUEEN ELIZABETH II, SHOWN IN PROFILE..2 &.3 FEATURE MINT LOGO OF STYLIZED MAPLE LEAF ABOVE LETTER "M".

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