100 Dollars - Charles III Royal Canadian Air Force

Issuer Canada
Year 2024
Type Non-circulating coin
Value 100 Dollars
Currency Dollar (1858-date)
Composition Gold (.9999)
Weight 7.8 g
Diameter 20 mm
Thickness
Shape Round
Technique Milled, Engraved
Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) RCM/MRC#245710 , KM#3463
Obverse description Head of Charles III, as at 74 years of age, facing left.
Obverse script Latin
Obverse lettering CHARLES III D·G·REX 100 DOLLARS SR
(Translation: Charles III, by the Grace of God, King)
Reverse description The reverse features the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) roundel in the background, with a proud maple leaf at its centre. The RCAF’s early years are represented by the De Havilland DH-82C Tiger Moth, which was adopted by the RCAF in 1938 and was the last of the Moth trainers the RCAF and civil aviation used in Canada. The Tiger Moth served as one of the basic trainers in Canadian Elementary Flying Training Schools under the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan during the Second World War, when the RCAF developed into the fourth largest Allied air force. Beneath the runway view, the soaring spirit of the RCAF is reflected in the current inspirational motto Sic Itur ad Astra (“Such is the pathway to the stars” in Latin), which is inscribed on a banner accompanied by stylized maple leaves, similar to the current RCAF badge.
Reverse script Latin
Reverse lettering CANADA 1924 2024 SIC ITUR AD ASTRA NH
(Translation: Such is the pathway to the stars)
Edge Serrated
Mint
Mintage 2024 - Proof - 1 500
Numisquare ID 6022998550
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