Roosevelt's 1903 visit to the Panama Canal construction zone made him the first sitting U.S. president to travel outside the country while in office — a detail that has made him a recurring subject for commemorative issues from non-U.S. mints with no particular obligation to historical restraint. Barbados has issued a steady stream of silver rounds under dollar denominations with foreign historical figures, effectively functioning as bullion product with a nominal face value.
The Royal Canadian Mint struck this piece under contract, as indicated by the RCM catalog reference.
Roosevelt's 1903 visit to the Panama Canal construction zone made him the first sitting U.S. president to travel outside the country while in office — a detail that has made him a recurring subject for commemorative issues from non-U.S. mints with no particular obligation to historical restraint. Barbados has issued a steady stream of silver rounds under dollar denominations with foreign historical figures, effectively functioning as bullion product with a nominal face value.
The Royal Canadian Mint struck this piece under contract, as indicated by the RCM catalog reference.