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$15 Sterling Silver Coin – Queen Victoria (2008)
2008
Mintage 10,000
Archived
$15 Sterling Silver Coin – Queen Victoria (2008)
2008
Mintage 10,000
$71.42 USD
Masters Club:
1,000
Status: CAN & US shipping only
Availability:
Out of stock in stores
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$15 Sterling Silver Coin – Queen Victoria (2008)
This unique series begins with the longest reigning monarch - the woman who was the inspiration behind the Victorian Era of rapid industrialization and imperialism. Queen Victoria (reigned 1837-1901), who came to the throne at the age of 18, wasthe reigning monarch at the time of Confederation in 1867. Although coins with Queen Victoria's effigy were issued for the Province of Canada in 1858 and 1859, this crowned portrait appeared on Canadiancoins from1870 to 1901.This series of coin effigies retraces 170 years from QueenVictoria to Queen Elizabeth II. Each design has been approved by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, preserving the tradition that has governed the preparationof all royal effigies for centuries.
HighlightsThe Mint's first double-effigy coins are unlike anything coin collectors have seen before. Featuring for the first time an ultrahigh relief that was traditionally reserved for medallic art, each effigy has been struck four times, painstakingly worked by hand and then polished to achieve a mirror-like effect.
ReverseA reproduction of the effigy of Queen Victoria that appeared on Canada's 1, 25 and 50-cent coins from 1870 to 1901.
Specifications
Product Number
6244008
Mintage
10,000
Composition
92.5% silver, 7.5% copper
Weight
30 g
Edge
plain
Certificate
serialized
Face Value
$15
Finish
frosted relief on a prooflike field.
Artist
Leonard Charles Wyon (Victoria), Susanna Blunt (Elizabeth II)
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