Saturday, 10 July 2021

1930) "The Fur Trade of the Cree Peoples", Canada: Fourth $200 Gold Coin in “Early Canadian History Coin Series", brought out by the Royal Canadian Mint (RCM): Date/Year of Coin issue: 2021:

1930) "The Fur Trade of the Cree Peoples", Canada: Fourth $200 Gold Coin in “Early Canadian History Coin Series", brought out by the Royal Canadian Mint (RCM): Date/Year of Coin issue: 2021:

The Royal Canadian Mint (RCM) has issued the fourth coin in their current Coin Series titled “Early Canadian History.” 

The Header/Banner is titled "Early Canadian History" and features a European trader shaking hands with a Cree peoples representative for a settled fur deal, while another is loading the canoe with traded furs. The Reverses of the four Coins issued in the Series also feature in this image.

Commencing in 2018, this Coin Series focuses on the story of Canada, whose epic tale spans more than a millennium, and revisits a time when the First Peoples dominated the land prior to European settlement.

 Long before the arrival of the Norsemen of Scandinavia, the Huguenots of France, or the first settlements of the English Pilgrims took root, North America was home to a great many people.

 Diverse and varied, each community had their own languages, traditions, and unique ways of adapting to an ever-changing environment, migrating to warmer climates, and living off wildlife that existed across the continent. 

The previous Coins issued in the series were on: 

2018 — First Nations 

2019 — Arrival of the Europeans 

2020 — New France 

The Gold Coin:

The fourth coin in the Coin Series concentrates on a particular industry and era from the perspective of the Cree peoples — that of the "Fur Trade". 

The Reverse of the $200 (Dollars - Canadian) Coin has created a captivating visual narrative that is reminiscent of the long-admired Voyageur dollar design, which first appeared on Canadian Silver Dollars in 1935. 

Featured on the design are - a native tent on the banks of a river in which two adults & a child are moving  along in a canoe laden with furs. Overhead is seen a couple of geese flying. Trees line the land. The scene is reminiscent of an early period of Canadian history.

On the upper periphery is the name of the issuing country - "CANADA" and on the lower periphery is  the coins’ denomination - "200 DOLLARS" and the year of issue - "2021". The initials of the designer "SO" (Shiela Orr) are placed just ahead of the canoe.

The Obverse of the $200 (Dollars - Canadian) Coin features an effigy of Queen Elizabeth II facing right. 

The peripheral inscriptions are - "ELIZABETH II. D.G. REGINA" (meaning "Elizabeth II. By the Grace of God Queen"). 

The specifications of this Coin are:

Country of issue: Canada; Year: 2021; Denomination/Face Value: $200 (Two Hundred Dollars - Canadian); Metal Composition: .9999 Fineness Gold (Au); Weight: 15.43 grams; Diameter/Size: 29.0 mm; Coin Quality: Proof; Mintage: 1,200 pieces; ; Presentation Box/Case: Yes; Certificate of Authenticity (COA): Yes; Designers: (Reverse) Sheila Orr, (Obverse) Susanna Blunt. 

Remarks: Each $200 Gold Proof Coin is individually encapsulated and presented in a Royal Canadian Mint-branded Custom Case along with a Certificate of Authenticity (COA) and black Outer Protective Box. 









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6 comments:

  1. coins and more10 July 2021 at 23:06

    Santosh Khanna has commented:
    "Gr8 valuable information. Thanks for sharing."

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  2. coins and more11 July 2021 at 12:06

    Vikram Bhatnagar has commented:
    "...And then the Cree people lost not just their furs but, their religion, their land, their livelihood and, finally, themselves! 😎"

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    1. coins and more11 July 2021 at 12:07

      Absolutely. This is how it begins. I had made a presentation last year to a group of bankers (SBI) on the history of British India coinage 1600s to 1947. When the European traders came to India, they first made trading outposts near the seas. The reason being that if they get chased out, they can run away on their nearby ships. Later through machinations, they came to rule this country and called the locals "natives" and treated them badly.

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  3. coins and more11 July 2021 at 14:37

    Rajan Trikha has commented:
    "Very interesting 👍."

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