CANADA
2015
$25 Fine Silver Coin
Star Charts The Great Ascent
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Specifications:
Mintage: 7500
RCM Number: 132685
Composition: 99.99% pure Silver
Mintage: 7,500
Weight (g): 31.83
Diameter (mm): 40
Face Value: $25
Finish: Proof
Edge: Serrated
Artist: Cyril Assiniboine (reverse), Susanna Blunt (obverse)
Glow-in-the-dark technology on a silver coin
The seven stars that make up the Big Dipper are arguably one of the most recognized formations in the night sky. They are visible year-round from northern latitudes, and have inspired countless legends around the globe. Many First Nations legends describe the Big Dipperas a great bear who is hunted ceaselessly by three hunters. The third issue in this four-coin series recounts how the hunters tracked the bear across the earth, and bravely followed it into the sky.
A wonderful keepsake for star gazers and history buffs; anyone with a passion for Canada's rich ancestral past and its mystifying First Nations traditions and legends.
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