2018 - $20 - 1 oz. Pure Silver Coloured Coin - The Sinking of the SS Princess Sophia

It is the “unknown Titanic of the West Coast.” Just hours after sailing out of Skagway, Alaska, on the night of October 23, 1918, a blinding winter storm pushed the SS Princess Sophia off course and onto Vanderbilt Reef. Stranded on the rocky outcrop, the 75 metre (245 ft) long steamship, was pounded by wind and waves for roughly 40 hours before eventually foundering during the early evening of October 25. The tragic sinking of the SS Princess Sophia left no survivors, only unanswered questions that linger a century later. Your selectively coloured coin commemorates the 100th anniversary of the worst marine disaster along the Pacific Northwest Coast. Framed by a nautical rope motif and edged by a map outline, the reverse's image of the SS Princess Sophia depicts an unfolding tragedy in the icy Alaskan waters, where the loss of more than 350 lives plunged communities in British Columbia, Yukon, and Alaska into a state of mourning.

Bring home this centennial commemoration of a tragedy that occurred in the icy waters of the Pacific Northwest.


Specifications
No. 167535
Mintage 6,000
Composition 99.99% pure silver
Finish proof
Weight (g) 31.39
Diameter (mm) 38
Edge serrated
Certificate serialized
Face value 20 dollars
Artist Yves Bérubé (reverse), Susanna Blunt (obverse)