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Wednesday 13 October 2021

2072) "The Montreal Incident", Canada: "Unexplained Phenomena Coin Series": "The Fourth Coin in the Series": A $20 (Twenty Dollars - CAN) Silver Coin minted by the Royal Canadian Mint (RCM) features the unexplained Montreal Incident: Year of Coin issue: 2021:

2072) "The Montreal Incident", Canada: "Unexplained Phenomena Coin Series": "The Fourth Coin in the Series": A $20 (Twenty Dollars - CAN) Rectangular Silver Coin minted by the Royal Canadian Mint (RCM) features the unexplained Montreal Incident: Year of Coin issue: 2021:

The Header/Banner showcases the $20 (Twenty Dollars - CAN) Silver Coin with the glow in the dark feature (at left), the Obverse of the Coin and the Coin placed in the Presentation Case

This is the fourth coin in an ongoing annual series, title "Unexplained Phenomena" released by the Royal Canadian Mint (RCM).

Called the “Montréal Incident,” this famous UFO sighting is presented as a colourful, glow-in-the-dark design which transports the viewer to the rooftop pool at the Hôtel Bonaventure Montréal on the night of 07.11.1990, when a mysterious object suddenly appeared in the sky. 

The incident:

At 7:20 p.m., a tourist was enjoying a relaxing swim in the rooftop pool of the Hôtel Bonaventure Montréal, when suddenly, green and yellow light beams emanating from a large, metallic object lit up the night sky.

 The woman alerted the lifeguard, who called the hotel’s security guard; soon, guests, hotel staff and management had gathered to view this anomalous aerial object, which continued to hover in place.

 When the light beams suddenly became brighter, police were called in. 

Baffled, the first officer on the scene contacted his superiors, and before long, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, the Canadian military and even NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) were reportedly looking into this strange object. 

Sometime after 10 p.m., dense cloud cover obscured the view of the UFO, but photographs taken by a journalist provide compelling physical evidence of this unexplained phenomenon.

The Coin:

On the Reverse of the $20 (Twenty Dollars - CAN) Rectangular Silver Coin, are seen the UFO lights hovering over the Hôtel Bonaventure Montréal.

The colourful image shows the event from the perspective of those who spotted the object from the rooftop pool at the Hôtel Bonaventure Montréal. 

The object’s bright light beams are amplified by black light paint technology, which is activated by the flashlight that comes with the coin and an engineered Fresnel effect, which varies the intensity of reflected light on the Coin depending on the viewing angle. 

On the Obverse of the $20 (Twenty Dollars - CAN) Rectangular Silver coin is featured a field pattern and an effigy of  Queen Elizabeth II.

The specifications of this Coin are:

Country of issue: Canada; Year: 2021; Coin Series Theme: "Unexplained Phenomena"; Coin Theme: "The Montreal Incident"; Denomination/Face Value: $20 (Twenty Dollars); Metal Composition: .999 Fineness Silver (Ag); Weight: 1.0 Oz or 31.104 grams; Diameter/Size: 49.80 mm x 28.60 mm; Coin Quality: Proof; Mintage: 5,000 pieces; Special Technique: Colour, Glow-in-the-Dark; Presentation Box/Case: Yes; Certificate of Authenticity (COA): Yes; Designer(s): Patrick Belanger (Reverse), Susanna Blunt (Obverse)









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4 comments:

  1. Santosh Khanna has commented:
    "Thank you for sharing this! Very interesting information. Pl Keep it up."

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  2. Rsanker Sharma has commented:
    "Great post."

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