This 1994 Canadian $20 Curtiss HS-2L 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 ninth coin
in the series and features the Curtiss HS-2L.
Used by the military during World War I, the Curitss HS-2L later
became an important bush aircraft in Canada. The country's first bush
flying operation began in June 1919 when survey flights were
conducted from Lac-a-la-Tortue, Quebec.
The first Canadian civil Curtiss HS-2L, named La Vigilance, was
delivered there by pilot Stuart Graham, acting navigator Madge Graham
and engineer Walter Kahre who had flown from the former United
States Naval Air Station at Dartmouth, Nova Scotia.
The coin pictures a gold plated portrait of Stuart Graham, with the
Curtis HS-2L in the background.
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Specifications:
Year - 1994
Mintage - 50,000
Face Value - $20
Weight - 31.1g
Diameter - 38mm
Finish - Proof
Edge - Interrupted Serrations
Composition - .925 Ag With 24K Gold Covered Cameo
Artist - John Marden, S. Beveridge, Susan Taylor (Reverse)
Dora de Pedery-Hunt (Obverse)