$15 Sterling Silver Coin - King George VI (2009)
4th in this series of 5 coins
Some people may remember seeing this effigy of George VI on Canadian coins, but they’ve never seen it as defined & exquisitely carved as it is here. That’s because this remarkable coin has been crafted using the same process normally reserved for medals.
King George VI was a popular monarch, who came to the throne unexpectedly when his brother Edward VIII abdicated in 1936.
His effigy appeared on Canada’s 1-, 5-, 10-, 25- and 50-cent coins from 1937 to 1952. |