Brilliant Fine Silver Dol...
$38.30 USD
Archived
Brilliant Fine Silver Dollar - 200th anniversary of the War of 1812 (2012)
2012
Mintage 25,000
Archived
Brilliant Fine Silver Dollar - 200th anniversary of the War of 1812 (2012)
2012
Mintage 25,000
$38.30 USD
Masters Club:
550
Status: CAN & US shipping only
Availability:
Out of stock in stores
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A FIRST! ALL-NEW Fine Silver Proof Dollar is struck in 99.99% pure silver. Coin design: A British sergeant, Voltigeur Canadien and Iroquois warrior approach the invader; united in their determination to defend the colonies.
Now struck in 99.99% pure silver!
Coin design: A British sergeant, Voltigeur Canadien and Iroquois warrior approach the invader; united in their determination to defend the colonies. Encircling the design are 200 finely struck beads symbolizing the 200th anniversary of the War of 1812.
The War of 1812 – Building unity: the seeds of a nation
For Canadians, the War of 1812 conjures a rich historical moment steeped in both fact and myth, fullof heroes, villains, disastrous defeats, and glorious victories. While the conflict did not predestinethe emergence of Canada as a nation, outcomes likethe sustained sovereignty of British North Americaand the collaborative experience of resisting American forces would eventually help to feed Canada's transition from British colony to dominion to independent nation.
English and French Canadian colonists and First Nations alike recognized that American invasion threatened theirown independence and way of life. They had good reason to fret: the United States continued to expandrelentlessly south and westward throughout the nineteenth century. The war was hard fought on both sides for two more years, over which time some of Canada's proudest moments arose.
The hard lessons learned in the War of 1812 further strengthened the physical and economic ties between Upper and Lower Canada, driving greater colonial unity. More viscerally, the conflict spawned shared stories and heroes that represent a common thread in the histories of all of Canada's founding peoples.
Coin design: A British sergeant, Voltigeur Canadien and Iroquois warrior approach the invader; united in their determination to defend the colonies. Encircling the design are 200 finely struck beads symbolizing the 200th anniversary of the War of 1812.
The War of 1812 – Building unity: the seeds of a nation
For Canadians, the War of 1812 conjures a rich historical moment steeped in both fact and myth, fullof heroes, villains, disastrous defeats, and glorious victories. While the conflict did not predestinethe emergence of Canada as a nation, outcomes likethe sustained sovereignty of British North Americaand the collaborative experience of resisting American forces would eventually help to feed Canada's transition from British colony to dominion to independent nation.
English and French Canadian colonists and First Nations alike recognized that American invasion threatened theirown independence and way of life. They had good reason to fret: the United States continued to expandrelentlessly south and westward throughout the nineteenth century. The war was hard fought on both sides for two more years, over which time some of Canada's proudest moments arose.
The hard lessons learned in the War of 1812 further strengthened the physical and economic ties between Upper and Lower Canada, driving greater colonial unity. More viscerally, the conflict spawned shared stories and heroes that represent a common thread in the histories of all of Canada's founding peoples.
Specifications
Product Number
116870
Mintage
25,000
Composition
99.99 % pure silver
Weight
23.17 g
Edge
serrated
Certificate
serialized
Face Value
1 dollar
Finish
brilliant
Artist
Ardell Bourgeois (reverse), Susanna Blunt (obverse)
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