Special features:
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A FIRST! This is the Royal Canadian Mint's largest coin (5 oz) featuring colour.
• $50 with a unique 1953 Queen obverse
• Crafted in 99.99% fine silver.
• Features Queen Elizabeth II's official coronation photograph taken June 2, 1953.
• Your coin celebrates the 60th anniversary of the Queen's Coronation.
Design:
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.” The RCM engravers used several reference images of the Westminster Abbey to enhance the details in the background of your coin.
Specification
- Mintage 1500
- Composition Coloured fine silver (99.99% pure)
- Finish proof
- Weight (g) 157.6
- Diameter (mm)65.25
- Edge serrated
- Certificate serialized
- Face value 50 dollars
- Artist Licensed by the Victoria & Albert Museum (V&A) in London