20 Dollars - Charles III The Langenburg Event

€432,703.00
IssuerCanada
Year2024
TypeNon-circulating coin
Value20 Dollars
CurrencyDollar (1858-date)
CompositionSilver (.9999) (with colour)
Weight31.56 g
Dimensions
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRectangular
Milled (blacklight technology)
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) RCM/MRC#247996
Obverse descriptionThe obverse features a radial pattern behind the effigy, head of Charles III, as at 74 years of age, facing left.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringCHARLES III D·G·REX 20 DOLLARS 2024 SR
(Translation: Charles III, by the Grace of God, King)
Reverse descriptionThe reverse presents the artist’s rendition of the well-documented Langenburg Event, which occurred on the morning of September 1, 1974. The incident is presented from the witness’s perspective: seated on his now-stalled swather with his back to the viewer, the farmer looks on as five saucer-shaped objects lift off after hovering above the tall grass. The vapour emitted by these objects, as well as the radioactive material deposited on the circular patterns that formed beneath them, are visible when the blacklight paint technology is activated.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringCANADA SH
EdgePlain
Mint
Mintage2024  - Proof - 6 500
Catalog ID1565076950
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