CANADA
2000
Transportation,Sea And Rail Series - H.S. Taylor Staem Buggy #1
$20 Silver Coin
Specification:
RCM Number: 1418
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 (obs erve)
Inventor Henry Seth Taylor designed this steam buggy, an adaptation of a horse drawn carriage in 1867. It is Canada's first known horseless carriage. Although Taylor drove his buggy throughout Quebec for many years, he received little recognition