20 Dollars - Elizabeth II S.S. Edmund Fitzgerald

€1.00
IssuerCanada
Year2015
TypeNon-circulating coin
Value20 Dollars
CurrencyDollar (1858-date)
CompositionSilver (.9999)
Weight31.39 g
Dimensions38 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound
Milled, Colored
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
Engraver(s)Susan Taylor
In circulation to
Reference(s) RCM/MRC#147668, KM#1863
Obverse descriptionHead of Queen Elizabeth II, as at 77 years of age, bare headed, wearing necklace and earrings, facing right.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringELIZABETH II D·G·REGINA SB
(Translation: Elizabeth II Queen by the grace of God)
Reverse descriptionThe marine conditions of that fateful evening in 1975 as the S.S. Edmund Fitzgerald struggles in its quest to beat the fearsome winter storm on Lake Superior. Waves can be seen crashing against the Fitzgerald’s red and white bow and sweeping across the deck of the cargo-laden freighter. Framing this dramatic scene is the engraved outline of the Canadian shoreline of southeastern Lake Superior.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse lettering20 DOLLARS CANADA JH 2015
EdgePlain with lettering
Mint
Mintage2015  - Proof - 5 215
Catalog ID4562699970
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