CANADA
1990
Aviation Series I : Avro Ansan and the Harvard #1
$20 Silver Coin
Specification:
RCM Number: 1267
Face Value: 20 dollars
Mintage: 50,000
Composition: 92.5% silver, 7,5% copper, 24-karat gold-covered cameo
Weight: 31.1 g
Diameter: 38.0 mm
Edge: Interrupted Serrations
Finish: Proof
Artist: Geoff Bennet, S. Beveridge (reverse), Dora de Pédery-Hunt (obverse)
This 1990 Canadian $20 Avro Ansan and the Harvard Sterling Silver Coin is part of the first ten-coin series commemorating the Powered Flight in Canada: The First 50 Years. Each coin commemorates an aviation hero and his achievements. These coins are composed of sterling silver and have a 24 karat gold covered cameo portrait of an aviation hero. This coin is the first coin in the series and features the Avro Ansan and the North American Harvard.
The coin pictures a gold plated portrait of Robert Leckie with the Avro Anson and the North American Harvard.
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