2017 MASTERS CLUB EXCLUSIVE 2oz Pure Proof Silver Coin. Renewed Silver Dollar 1939 Parliament Building Peace Tower Gold Plated Silver Dollar. Featuring the King George VI Effigy! Extremely Limited 4000 Mintage Only! Includes everything originally included. Same as if you ordered directly from the Mint! Hurry and order yours today! The late 1930s were a time of tumult for the British monarchy. King George V’s silver jubilee year, 1935, ended sadly when he fell gravely ill. He passed away in January 1936. His son Edward VIII’s ascension was short-lived: Edward abdicated later that year, leaving his brother, George VI, to take the throne. These shifts in leadership meant that mints across the British Empire had to make ongoing changes to coinage in collaboration with the Royal Mint in Londona time-consuming task in this era. As matters at Windsor Castle calmed in 1938, the Government of Canada, unable to issue a commemorative coin in time for George VI’s 1937 coronation, decided to celebrate His Majesty’s planned royal visit in 1939the first of its kind on Canadian soiland thus this commemorative silver dollar was born. Third coin in a gorgeous series! A MASTERS CLUB EXCLUSIVE COIN! Your iconic proof dollar is available only to members of the Masters Club. LOW MINTAGE OF 4,000! A low mintage of 4,000 coins means this 2 oz. Pure silver coin will be highly sought after. SELECTIVE 99.99% GOLD PLATING ON BOTH SIDES! Your coin is beautifully enhanced by selective gold plating on both sides! FEATURES EFFIGY OF KING GEORGE VI! The obverse of your coin features the effigy of King George VI by Humphrey Paget from the original 1939 silver dollar. Your coin is ready to display in its limited-edition wooden case and comes beautifully packaged in an attractive graphic beauty box. The Royal Canadian Mint certifies all of its collector coins. Most of these are serialized certifications, meaning that each certificate is given a unique number, starting at 1. TWO-OUNCES 99.99% PURE SILVER! Your coin is GST/HST exempt. Focused simply and elegantly on the Centre Block of Canadian Parliament, your coin highlights the stately Peace Tower. This Canadian icon is linked to the country’s status within the British Empire (now the Commonwealth) through Latin text honouring King George VI across the top of the reverse: “FIDE SVORVM REGNAT, ” which translates to He reigns by the faith of his people. ” The reverse also features the text “CANADA”, the denomination of “1 DOLLAR” and the date “2017. The obverse features the effigy of King George VI from the original 1939 silver dollar. King George VI, Queen Elizabeth, Princess Elizabeth, and Princess Margaret were each given proof dollars in Canadian-designed and crafted cases. Their coins were double struck to sharpen the relief. All Canadian silver dollars were 80% silver and 20% copper between 1935 and 1967. The artist who designed the reverse of the coin, famed Canadian sculptor and artist Emanuel Hahn, created this design in only four weeks. The 1939 commemorative silver dollar was the only Canadian circulation silver dollar to feature the numerical figure “1″ before the word “DOLLAR” on its reverse. Beautifully presented in a Royal Canadian Mint branded wooden box, lined with black flocking and including a removable insert and special certificate compartment. The item “CANADA 2017 Renewed Silver Dollar 1939 Parliament Building Peace Tower 2oz Coin” is in sale since Monday, October 30, 2017. This item is in the category “Coins & Paper Money\Coins\ Canada\Commemorative”. The seller is “emveeca_coins” and is located in Markham, Ontario. This item can be shipped to Canada, United States.
- Circulated/Uncirculated: Uncirculated
- Country/Region of Manufacture: Canada