Canada
1972
Voyageur Desing
$1 Silver Coin
Specification:
RCM Number: N/A
Face Value: $1
Mintage: 585,217
Composition: 50% Silver/ 50% Copper
Weight: 23.3 g
Diameter: 36.07 mm
Edge: Serrated
Finish: Specimen
Artist: E. Hahn (reverse), T. Smith (obverse)
Features a modern design by sculptor Emanuel Hahn, showing an Indian and a voyageur, a travelling agent for a fur company, paddling a canoe by an islet on which therer are two wind-swept trees. In the canoe are bundles of goods; the bundle at the right has HB, representing the Hudson's Bay Company. The vertical lines in the background represent the northern lights