General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

5

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

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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-105 ARROW 970864), 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 A.V. ROE CANADA LTD. HOLOGRAM CAMEO FEATURES JAN ZURAKOWSKI, CHIEF TEST PILOT WITH AVRO CANADA.

Function

TO COMMEMORATE CANADIAN ACHIEVEMENT, SPECIFICALLY IN THE AREA OF AVIATION

Technical

STIRLING SILVER COIN STRUCK BY THE CANADIAN ROYAL MINT. COIN ARTWORK DESIGN 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

N/A

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 MK. 4BS OF THE NO. 445 SQUADRON, RCAF, NORTH BAY EMERGING FROM THE CLOUDS. THE CAMEO PORTRAYS JAN ZURAKOWSKI, CHIEF TEST PILOT FOR AVRO CANADA./