CANADA
2000
Transportation,Sea And Rail Series - The Toronto #3
$20 Silver Coin
Specification:
RCM Number: 1004
Face Value: 20 dollars
Mintage: 44,367
Composition: 92.5% silver, 7,5% copper
Weight: 31.1 g
Diameter: 38.0 mm
Edge: Interrupted Serrations
Finish: Proof
Artist: John Mardon, Cosme Saffioti (reverse), Dora de Pédery-Hunt (observe)
On April 16, 1853, the Toronto was completed at Good's foundry. This was the first steam locomotive built in Canada, and probably the first anywhere in the British Empire outside of Great Britain. The 4-4-0 weighed almost 30 tons and was 26 feet in length without her tender