2021 $50 Dollars - 5 oz. Pure Silver Coin - Great Lakes Tribute

Created for you: A 5 oz. “to scale” map that celebrates the Great Lakes in colour.

A cartography exclusive! Features a custom map that has been accurately scaled down to an extreme (1:22 000 000) to fit your coin's reverse! The Great Lakes region is where 8.5 million Canadians live, work and play, and these bodies of water are instantly recognisable on this 5 oz. pure silver coin. All the traditional map features can be found on this coin: borders, roads, urban centres, and even longitude and latitude lines on both sides. For added realism, colour over engraved relief denotes changes in land elevation throughout the Great Lakes region, where the most famous drop occurs at Niagara Falls.

Geography and map lovers, enjoy a new view of the Great Lakes on this 5 oz. pure silver coin.

Special features:

In colour! Colour over engraved relief adds new layers of information. Each colour represents a different land cover: Each colour represents a different land cover: three shades of green to represent different forest types, blue/green represents wetland, pink represents urban space, yellow to represent farmland and lastly red lines indicate roadways.
Yours to treasure! Whether you're looking to rekindle memories oftime spent in the Great Lakes region, or to simply indulge in your love of geography, you'll find something new to love each time you view this 5 oz. 99.99% pure silver coin.
Includes serialized certificate! The Royal Canadian Mint certifies all of its collector coins.
No GST/HST

Custom cartography

This is the first time a cartographer has created a map exclusively for our coins. But this isn't just any map—it is a true representation of the Great Lakes and surrounding region, scaled down (1:22 000 000) to fit your coin's reverse. An RCM first!


A tribute to the great lakes

While colour fills in the surrounding area, the Great Lakes feature a brilliant finish that amplifies the reflective qualities of 99.99% pure silver. The effect is like sunlight hitting the lake's surface on a summer day!


A patterned obverse

The map theme extends to your coin's obverse, where the field is marked by laser-engraved graticules—the network of lines representing longitude and latitude.

SPECIFICATIONS
Product Number
201829
Mintage
2,000
Composition
99.99 % pure silver
Weight
157.6 g
Diameter
65.25 mm
Edge
Serrated
Certificate
Serialized
Face Value
50 dollars
Finish
Proof
Packaging
Your coin is encapsulated and presented in a black Royal Canadian Mint-branded clamshell with a black beauty box.