50 Dollars - Elizabeth II Champlain and the Astrolabe, Canada

50 Dollars - Elizabeth II Champlain and the Astrolabe, Canada, 2021 obverse image50 Dollars - Elizabeth II Champlain and the Astrolabe, Canada, 2021 reverse image
50 Dollars - Elizabeth II Champlain and the Astrolabe coin main info

Main information

  • Country:
    Canada flagCanada
  • Years of Minting:
    2021
  • Period:
    n/a
  • Coin Type:
    Non-circulating coin
  • Edge:
    Serrated
  • Shape:
    Round
  • Technique:
    Milled (Molded element)
  • Mint:
    Royal Canadian Mint of Ottawa, Canada (1908-date)
50 Dollars - Elizabeth II Champlain and the Astrolabe Reference Price

Reference Price

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The actual value of the coin may differ depending on its condition, luster, rarity, and other factors. This is a rough estimation.

50 Dollars - Elizabeth II Champlain and the Astrolabe Coin Design

Coin Design

Reverse

Description:


The reverse design features a reproduction of the 17th century mariners astrolabe found near Cobden, Ontario, and popularly associated with French explorer-cartographer Samuel de Champlain. Used to determine latitude, the navigational tool-turned-treasure is cast in silver and bronze plated on this coin; it is backed by an engraved reproduction of Champlains hand-drawn map of New France (1632), which is framed by the astrolabes graduated scale.

Engraver:


n/a

Designer:


n/a

Obverse

Description:


Head of Queen Elizabeth II, as at 77 years of age, bare headed, wearing necklace and earrings, facing right.

Engraver:


Susan Taylor

Designer:


Susanna Blunt

Edge

Description:


Serrated

50 Dollars - Elizabeth II Champlain and the Astrolabe Lettering

Lettering

Obverse:


ELIZABETH II CANADA 2021 D•G•REGINA 50 DOLLARS

Reverse:


50 Dollars - Elizabeth II Champlain and the Astrolabe Physical Feature

Physical Feature

Composition

Silver (.9999) (Selective bronze plating)

Size

50 Dollars - Elizabeth II Champlain and the Astrolabe sizes
  • Weight:157.6 g
  • Diameter:65.25 mm
  • Thickness:n/a
  • Edge:Serrated
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