2010 Canada S$1 Voyageur Silver Dollar 75th Ann. Limited Edition NGC PF70 UC
Dollar 75th Anniversary Limited Edition Silver. The coin is graded PF70 Ultra Cameo by NGC, a.
This historic coin design was inspired by Canada's circulation. Coinage from 1935 with the famed Voyageur silver dollar as its.
Canada's first silver dollar enters circulation. Obverse features an exact rendition of the original silver dollar as. It appeared in 1935;King George's silver jubilee is marked by the. The limited edition proof silver dollar shows a voyageur and a.
Native person paddling a canoe, inspired by the original design. The obverse features the effigy of King.George V by Percy Metcalfe. Theme: Spirit of a nation. A nation's character and spirit are often revealed in the designs of.
For Canada, no other coin has done this more. Profoundly than the voyageur silver dollar. Canada's first circulating silver dollar was introduced in 1935 to. Mark the Silver Jubilee celebrations for KingGeorge V. Featured a voyageur and Native person paddling a canoe in tribute.
To the fur trade; the industry that founded the nation-and the. Image of a vast untamed frontier it conveyed made it one of the. Most popular coin designs ever to enter circulation in Canada. The voyageur silver dollar was designed by renowned Toronto. Sculptor, Emanuel Hahn, making it one of Canada's first.Domestically-designed coins and great source of pride. Though the Royal Canadian Mint had begun striking Canada's. Coins in 1908, the designs, tools and dies were still being.
Produced by the Royal Mint in England. This was the case for the.Coins that were already in circulation when the voyageur silver. While they were engraved by European. Sculptors, the presence of maple leaves in their designs hinted at. An ever-expanding national identity for a young Canada.
The voyageur silver dollar brought the essence of the nation's. It evoked the spirit of adventure that first. Lured explorers and voyageurs across the continent-an epic idea.That continues to inspire centuries later. Composition - 92.5% Ag, 7.5% Cu.
Artist - Emanuel hahn (Reverse) Percy Metcalfe.