- Country:Canada
- Collection:Silver Commemorative $25
- Metal:Silver
- Year:2014
- Denomination:$25
- Finish:Complete
- Weight (oz):0.989
- Purity:0.9999
- Mintage:3117
- Product type:Coin
History was made when King George VI and Queen Elizabeth visited Canada in 1939. It was the first time a reigning monarch had ever travelled to North America. The royal tour was more than two years in the making; a grand, 29-day voyage across Canada from east to west and back again-almost 14,000 kilometres by rail.
Beautifully engraved with the added dimension and old-world craftsmanship of ultra-high relief (UHR). This exceptional technique is normally reserved for large medals and medallions, but has been applied to this coin to create an effigy that literally rises from the coin's surface, like a sculpture.
Each coin is struck four times using special tooling and blanks developed specifically for the demanding pressures of UHR and is meticulously crafted and polished by hand for a stunning result.
The reverse features ultra-high relief effigies of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth. Royal Canadian Mint engravers re-created the King's military hat to accurately represent the attire he wore during the royal tour of 1939. Royal Canadian Mint engravers reproduced archival photographs from the royal tour of 1939.
Composition
99.99% pure silver
Mintage
6,000
Weight (g)*
30.76
Diameter (mm)
36
Face Value
$25
Finish
Proof
Edge
Plain
Artist
N/A
Packaging
Maroon clamshell with custom beauty box
