2473) Oscar Peterson (1925-2007), Jazz Legend, Canada: $200 (Gold), $20 (Silver) Proof and $1 (Base Metal) Coins issued by the Royal Canadian Mint (RCM) commemorating the legend: Date/Year of Coin issue: 2022:
The Header/Banner showcases the Reverses oof the three Coin Variants - Gold, Silver and Base Metal against a background representation of Oscar Peterson performing on a piano.
The Royal Canadian Mint has issued new commemorative coins in honour of one of the greatest musicians the world has ever seen — Canada’s Oscar Peterson.
Oscar Emmanuel Peterson CC CQ OOnt (15.08.1925 – 23.12.2007) was a Canadian virtuoso jazz pianist and composer.
He released over 200 recordings, won seven Grammy Awards, as well as a lifetime achievement award from the Recording Academy, and received numerous other awards and honours.
He is considered to be one of history's great jazz pianists and played thousands of concerts worldwide in a career lasting more than 60 years.
He was called the "Maharaja of the Keyboard" by Duke Ellington, simply "O.P." by his friends, and informally in the jazz community as "the King of inside swing".
The Coin:
On the Reverse of the Gold, Silver and Base Metal Coins is featured Oscar Peterson at the piano, appropriately with his hands in full motion.
From Peterson’s hands emerges a flowing musical scale showing two closing bars of his famous Hymn to Freedom.
The inscription "CANADA" appears above the depiction of Peterson at the piano, with his name "OSCAR PETERSON" just underneath, and the denomination of "200 DOLLARS" (Gold), "20 DOLLARS" (Silver), or "DOLLAR" (Base Metal) along the lower edge completes the design.
The colour-enhanced $1 (One Dollar) Coin features Oscar Peterson’s favourite colour of purple and also includes a latent image of a maple leaf integrated into the design.
The Obverse side of all the variants features a right facing effigy of Queen Elizabeth II.
The Coin has been issued in Gold, Silver and Base Metal Variants:
i) The specifications of the Gold Coin variant are:
Country of issue: Canada; Denomination: 200 Dollars - CAN); Coin Theme: "Oscar Peterson - Jazz Pianist and Composer"; Metal Composition: .9999 Fineness Gold (Au); Diameter/Size: 30.00 mm; Weight: 31.36 grams; Coin Quality: Proof; Mint: Royal Canadian Mint (RCM); Mintage: 400 pieces; Designer: (Reverse) - Valentine De Landro.
ii) The specifications of the Silver Coin variant are:
Country of issue: Canada; Denomination: 20 Dollars - CAN); Coin Theme: "Oscar Peterson - Jazz Pianist and Composer"; Metal Composition: .9999 Fineness Silver (Ag); Diameter/Size: 36.00 mm; Weight: 31.30 grams; Coin Quality: Proof; Mint: Royal Canadian Mint (RCM); Mintage: 5,000 pieces; Designer: (Reverse) - Valentine De Landro.
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The Gold and Silver Proof-quality coins are each individually Encapsulated and Presented in a black RCM-branded custom case accompanied by a numbered Certificate of Authenticity (COA).
iii) The specifications of the Base Metal Coin variant are:
Country of issue: Canada; Denomination: 1 Dollar - CAN); Coin Theme: "Oscar Peterson - Jazz Pianist and Composer"; Metal Composition: Brass Plate; Diameter/Size: 26.50 mm; Weight: 6.27 grams; Coin Quality: Uncirculated (U), with applied colour; Mint: Royal Canadian Mint (RCM); Mintage: 50,000 pieces; Designer: (Reverse) - Valentine De Landro.
iv) The specifications of the second Base Metal Coin variant are:
Country of issue: Canada; Denomination: 1 Dollar - CAN); Coin Theme: "Oscar Peterson - Jazz Pianist and Composer"; Metal Composition: Brass Plate; Diameter/Size: 26.50 mm; Weight: 6.27 grams; Coin Quality: Uncirculated (U), with applied colour; Mint: Royal Canadian Mint (RCM); Mintage: 10,000 sets; Designer: (Reverse) - Valentine De Landro.
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- The One-Dollar Coins are available as part of a special wrap roll set, which includes two different versions of the Oscar Peterson coin, one colourised special wrap roll, and one special wrap roll of twenty-five ordinary strike coins.
- The ordinary special wrap roll is only available as part of this set or with a subscription to the 2022 Special Wrap Roll Commemorative Collection.
- The coins are also available as part of a seven-coin set, which includes both versions of the Peterson dollar and standard set of circulation coins from $2 to five cents, housed in a card folder format.
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