{"product_id":"2024-canada-20-commemorating-black-history-amber-valley-pure-silver-copy","title":"2022 $20 Commemorating Black History :The Underground Railroad - Pure Silver Coin","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCANADA\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e2022\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e $20 Commemorating Black History: The Underground Railroad\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNo Tax\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan id=\"product_description\"\u003eSpecifications: \u003cbr\u003eMintage: \u003cspan\u003e5500\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan id=\"product_description\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRCM Number: \u003cspan\u003e203392\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eComposition: 99.99% pure silver 1oz.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeight: 31.39 gm\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDiameter: 38mm\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFace Value: $20\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFinish: Proof\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEdge:  Serrated\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArtist: \u003cspan\u003eValentine De Landro (reverse), Susanna Blunt (obverse)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan id=\"product_description\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"d-block mt-1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"d-block font-weight-bold\"\u003ePackaging: \u003cspan\u003eBlack clamshell with black beauty box\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; text-align: center; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cb style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; color: black;\"\u003eAn ode to those who rode the Gospel Train and followed the stars to freedom.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; text-align: center; line-height: 16.5pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; color: black;\"\u003eThey risked it all for the promise of freedom at the end of their long journey, and that freedom had a name: \"the promised land\" that is present-day Canada. The 2022 \u003ci\u003eCommemorating Black History \u003c\/i\u003ecoin honours the flight to freedom of those who \"rode\" the Underground Railroad to Canada, a safe haven after slavery was abolished here on August 1, 1834.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; text-align: center; line-height: 16.5pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; color: black;\"\u003eFrom the early 1800s through 1865, at least 30,000 enslaved people of African descent fled to British North America by way of a covert network of routes and safe houses. Many of these freedom seekers men, women and children—travelled by foot, and often at night to avoid re-capture. Once in Canada, they found refuge in Black communities and settled in parts of Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia, where they were secure in their freedom, but not free from discrimination.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; text-align: center; line-height: 16.5pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; color: black;\"\u003eCelebrate Black History year-round with this heartfelt tribute to the freedom seekers.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; text-align: center; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;\"\u003eNew release for black history month.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;\"\u003e This is the fourth coin in our annual \u003ci\u003eCommemorating Black History \u003c\/i\u003eseries, which honours the legacy of Black people in Canada whose achievements and struggles are an important part of Canada's story.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; text-align: center; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;\"\u003eA powerful theme. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;\"\u003eA powerful addition to any collection, this is the first RCM coin commemorating the Underground Railroad. Canada was regarded as a safe haven after slavery was abolished throughout the British Empire on August 1, 1834 (August 1 is Emancipation Day in Canada), and it was the terminus for at least 30,000 enslaved people, believed to be as many as 100,000, who travelled the Underground Railroad.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; text-align: center; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;\"\u003eIncludes serialized certificate.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;\"\u003e The Royal Canadian Mint certifies all of its collector coins, including this one, which has a limited mintage of just 5,500 coins worldwide.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; text-align: center; line-height: 16.5pt;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; color: black;\"\u003ePackaging\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; color: black;\"\u003eYour coin is encapsulated and presented in a black Royal Canadian Mint-branded clamshell with a black beauty box.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; text-align: center; line-height: 16.5pt;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; color: black;\"\u003eAugust 1 is Emancipation Day in Canada\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; color: black;\"\u003eThe Underground Railroad helped many people of African descent escape enslavement in the American South, but until the 19th century, slavery existed in British North America (Canada) too. While anti-slavery measures had already been enacted in some Canadian jurisdictions, the \u003ci\u003eSlavery Abolition Act, \u003c\/i\u003e1833, that came into effect on August 1, 1834 abolished slavery across most of the British Empire, including present-day Canada. In reality, freedom came more gradually to some and equality was far from assured. But the imperial statute represents a monumental milestone in Black Canadian history, and it shaped the view of Canada as a safe haven and a popular terminus for those who travelled the \"Freedom Train.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Monnaie JD Coins","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45757697949887,"sku":null,"price":149.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0521\/0957\/4335\/files\/2022_20CommemoratingBlackHistoryTheUndergroundRailroad-PureSilverCoin1ozPureSilverCoin_1.jpg?v=1781990645","url":"https:\/\/monnaiesjdcoin.ca\/products\/2024-canada-20-commemorating-black-history-amber-valley-pure-silver-copy","provider":"Monnaie JD Coins","version":"1.0","type":"link"}