1748) "Steamship Travel" Canada: "The First 100 Years of Confederation Coin Series": The Royal Canadian Mint has issued the second Silver $50 Coin in the three Coin Series depicting the "Steamship travel by Sea": Date of Coin issue: 02.03.2021:
The Royal Canadian Mint has released on 02.03.2021, the latest coin, which is part of an ongoing series launched in January. This Coin continues the story of Canada’s first 100 years of Confederation (1867-1967).
Each coin is a separate chapter represented by a different mode of transportation and art style.
The story unfolds in the series entitled “The First 100 Years of Confederation,” a three-part collection of some of the mechanised history-makers that helped shape a modern Canada and focusses on Canadian efforts to bridge distances and come together by means of different modes of transportation — first by rail, then by sea, and finally — by air.
The second coin takes to the seas to tell the story of Canada’s coming of age (1914-1945). This was a new era in which a young nation found itself navigating uncertain waters made murkier by two world wars, which ultimately catapulted Canada onto the world stage.
The second coin in the series is designed by artist Glen Green and continues from where the first coin in the style of Art Nouveau left off, with an Art Deco-styled view of Canada from 1914 and 1945 and features one of the first ships built for the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN),the HMCS Saguenay, a River-class Destroyer that served in the Royal Canadian Navy.
This was an era in which a young Canada was navigating uncertain waters made murkier by two wars and a crippling economic depression. Waves of immigration had landed on our shores and swept west, transforming society and enriching our cultural fabric. But the changing tides of history also carried Canada's finest and hopes for peace to places like Vimy, and later, Juno Beach — two key turning points that marked Canada's coming of age, which is represented on this coin.
The First World War is often cited as Canada's coming of age.
Canada entered the First World War in 1914 with an army of just 3,110 men; its navy, which was only founded in 1910, consisted of two old cruisers and 350 sailors.
But by the end of the war, more than 650,000 men and women from Canada and Newfoundland (then a separate colony) had answered the call of duty, but at the cost of 66,000 lives.
For a nation of just eight million, this was a significant contribution, and Canada emerged with a new-found standing on the world stage and a growing sense of national identity.
By the end of the Second World War, Canada had become a leading member of the international community and had one of the largest navies in the world. More than a million Canadians and Newfoundlanders served in the war, with 45,000 killed and another 55,000 wounded.
HMCS Saguenay(depicted on this coin) was deployed at the start of the Second World War.
This River-class destroyer was built at shipyards in Woolston, Hampshire, United Kingdom; the ship was commissioned into the Royal Canadian Navy at Portsmouth (U.K.) on May 22, 1931, and arrived in Halifax on July 3, 1931.
The Saguenay was assigned to convoy duties throughout the Battle of the Atlantic; this was the longest battle of the Second World War, and Canada played a major role in this campaign.
Art deco was popular in the inter-war years. The successor to art nouveau, art deco is easily recognized by the art style's strong geometric character. Its popularity peaked in the 1920s and '30s, but it continues to influence the artists and architects of today.
HMCS Saguenay wore the pennant D79 at the start of hostilities during World War II, which was later changed to I79 in 1940.
The Obverse and Reverse of the $50 (Fifty Canadian Dollars) Silver Coin placed against a background image of the HMCS Saguenay
An ornate décor (Art-Deco) pattern surrounds the steam ship. Above the primary design is the denomination of "50 DOLLARS" and the name of the country of issue - "CANADA".
Depicted are all five sovereigns recreated from the original effigies included on the obverse side of Canadian coinage from 1867 to the present.
Queen Elizabeth II (presently reigning), is seen at the top. Going clockwise are the effigies of King George VI (reigned 1936–1952), King George V (reigned 1910–1936), King Edward VII (reigned 1901–1910), and Queen Victoria (reigned 1867–1901). The collection of portraits is surrounded by the titles of each sovereign in Latin along the edge with the year of issue 2021 placed in the middle of the collection of portraits.
The specifications of this Coin are:
Denomination: $50 (Canadian Dollars); Metal Composition: .9999 Fineness Silver (Ag); Weight: 157.6 grams; Diameter/Size: 65.2 mm; Coin Quality: Proof; Maximum Mintage: 1,250 pieces; Presentation: Each Coin is presented in a Royal Canadian Mint branded black custom case; Certificate of Authenticity (COA): Numbered COA; Year: 2021; Mint: Royal Canadian Mint; Designer: Glen Green;
Remarks: Each mega-sized silver Proof coin is encapsulated to accommodate its larger size and presented in a Royal Canadian Mint-branded black custom case, accompanied by a numbered certificate of authenticity.
Schedule of Release:
Coin 1: An Emerging Country — Rail (January 2021)
Coin 2: Coming of Age — Sea (March 2021)
Coin 3: Canada Takes Wing — Air (May 2021)
31) North-west Territories, Canada: 150th Anniversary (1870-2020): A $30 (Thirty Canadian Dollars) Silver Proof Coin minted by the Royal Canadian Mint, celebrates the milestone: Year of Coin issue: 2020
32) An "Inuk" and a Quilliq", Canada: New 1/20 Ounce $10 Coins minted in Arctic Gold by the Royal Canadian Mint symbolise cultural diversity in Canada and features deeply symbolic elements that are important expressions of Inuit identity: Year of Coin issue: 2020
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