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50 Dollars - Elizabeth II Champlain and the Astrolabe
| Issuer | Royal Canadian Mint |
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| Year | 2021 |
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| Reference(s) | KM# 2865; RCM/MRC#201475 |
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| Reverse description | The reverse presents a highly detailed rendering of Samuel de Champlain's 1612 map of New France, meticulously engraved across the silver field and featuring topographical elements, coastal placenames in period script, sailing vessels, a compass sun motif at the bottom, and the royal arms of France at the top. Superimposed at centre is a three-dimensional, selectively applied bronze-plated molded element representing a mariner's astrolabe — the instrument famously associated with Champlain — with its open-work wheel, alidade, and suspension ring rendered in high relief. A band of degree markings and navigational graduations encircles the inner border of the coin, reinforcing the cartographic and astronomical theme. Below the astrolabe, a small inscription in period lettering appears in the field, and the overall composition conveys the spirit of early seventeenth-century French exploration of North America. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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| Mintage | 2021 - Proof - 1,000 |
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