- Country:Canada
- Collection:Silver Commemorative $15
- Metal:Silver
- Year:2015
- Denomination:$15
- Finish:Proof
- Weight (oz):0.745
- Purity:0.9999
- Mintage:6144
- Product type:Coin
In the 1880's, Canada's future lay in the railway, the iron track that would unite the nation from coastto coast. But the Canadian climate and geography were a far cry from the tamer landscape railway surveyors were accustomed to in England. And while they tried to follow the paths of early explorers wherever they could, the railway pushed them into uncharted territory-over perilous swamps, across thousands of waterways and endless prairies, culminatingwith the feat of tunneling through mountains and constructing sky-high bridges over cavernous passes.
Confederation in 1867 sparked dreams of a transcontinental railway. While laying track across a flat and predictable landscape is already a mammoth task, Canada's railway workers were faced with the incomprehensible distance of more than 5,500 km and unimaginable challenges.
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Special features:
¥ ExploreCanada with this 10-coin series; coins are launchedmonthly from June 2014 to April 2015, offered individually or in a 10-coin subscription program.
¥ Still available as a 10-coin subscription, which includes a FREE display box.
¥ This is the eighth coin in this exciting 10-coin series showcasing Canadian exploration and history.
¥ Celebrate Canada's monumental achievement of the 1880's; a transcontinental railroad that forced surveyors and workers into uncharted territory to complete this epic feat of engineering. Beautifully crafted in 99.99% pure silver.
¥ A fabulous keepsake that will be cherished by history buffs and anyone who has ever explored Canada by rail; an unexpected theme to captivate engineers and train enthusiasts!
¥ Limited to 15,000coins worldwide-a highly desirable collectible.
¥ Your coin is GST/HST exempt.
Coin design:
Your coin features a dynamic design that salutes the 30,000workers who completed Canada's transcontinental railway with a scene that best embodies the grueling and dangerous nature of this gargantuan project-laying track through the mountains. Two "navvies" are hard at work driving a spike while a third worker in the background hauls gravel to fill the gap between railway ties.
