CANADA
2009
King George VI
$15 Sterling Silver Coins
The Vignettes Of Royalty Series
Original Mint Box/COA
Specification:
RCM Number: 6244009
Face Value: 15 dollars
Mintage: 10,000
Composition: 92.5% Silver/ 7.5% Copper
Weight: 30 g
Diameter: 36.15 mm
Edge: Plain
Finish: Proof
Artist: T.H. Paget (King George VI effigy), Susanna Blunt (Queen Elizabe th II)
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$15 Sterling Silver Coin – King George VI (2009)
Some people may remember seeing this effigy of George VI onCanadian coins, but they’ve never seen it as defined and exquisitelycarved as it is here. That’s because this remarkable coin has beencrafted using the same process normally reserved for medals.
Each coin in the Vignettes of Royalty Collection has been struckan incredible four times and polished by hand. The result is anastounding level of relief—the perfect distinction for our first-everdouble-effigy coins!
King George VI was a popular monarch who came to the throneunexpectedly when his brother Edward VIII abdicated in 1936.His effigy appeared on Canada’s 1-, 5-, 10-, 25- and 50-cent coinsfrom 1937 to 1952.
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