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Pure Silver Color Proof Coin. New, in original Royal Canadian Mint packaging with serialized Certificate of Authenticity. A FIRST: 5 oz. Fine silver coin with colored details over engraved design! Composition – Silver (99.99% pure). Finish – proof with color. Weight (g) – 157.6 5 troy oz. Diameter (mm) – 65.25. Certificate serialized (serial numbers will vary). Face value – 50 dollars (a legal tender Canadian coin). Artists – Licensed by the Victoria & Albert Museum (V&A) in London. On a rainy Tuesday morning in London, England on June 2, 1953, 26-year-old Queen Elizabeth II took the throne amid cheers and excited cries of Long live the Queen! This year, the Queens Coronation will be marked by activities all around the world. This is the Royal Canadian Mints largest coin 5 oz. · Crafted in 99.99% pure silver. · Features Queen Elizabeth IIs official coronation photograph taken June 2, 1953. · Each coin celebrates the 60th anniversary of the Queens Coronation. · LIMITED MINTAGE of only 1,500 coins worldwide. The image used on this coin is the official coronation photograph taken by Cecil Beaton on June 2, 1953, licensed by the Victoria & Albert Museum (V&A) in London. Royal Canadian Mint engravers used many reference images of Westminster Abbey to enhance the details in the background of Her Majesty. The reverse also features the engraved word CANADA, and the face value of 50 DOLLARS. Each coin is encapsulated and presented in a Royal Canadian Mint-branded maroon clamshell case lined with flock and protected by a custom sleeve. The item “Canada 2013 $50 Queen’s Coronation 5 oz Colored Silver Coin-LIMITED MINTAGE 1500″ is in sale since Friday, August 19, 2016. This item is in the category “Coins & Paper Money\Coins\ Canada\Commemorative”. The seller is “2007tetley” and is located in Scarborough, Ontario. This item can be shipped to Canada.