2022 Canada $50 Pure Silver Coin Queen Elizabeth II's Coronation | I have in
sincerity pledged myself to your service, as so many of you are pledged
to mine. Throughout all my life and with all my heart I shall strive to
be worthy of your trust. – A speech by Queen Elizabeth II on her coronation day, July 2, 1953.
It was the moment when, in a ceremony steeped in history, a young queen
was formally invested with regalia, anointed and crowned, becoming the
first monarch to be crowned Queen of Canada.
Depicted on this 5 oz. fine silver tribute, the coronation of Queen
Elizabeth II was a ceremony laden with centuries of tradition, but the
event also marked the dawn of a new, modern era for our young nation and
for its 27-year-old queen. Few who witnessed the coronation on July 2,
1953, could have predicted the advancements that would be achieved
during Queen Elizabeth II’s unprecedented long reign. Having already
vowed to devote her life to serving others in 1947, Queen Elizabeth II’s
coronation oath further bound her to a lifetime of service, duty and
devotion to her people: “the things which I have here before promised, I
will perform and keep.”
Held at Westminster Abbey, the coronation was the first of its kind to
be broadcast live on television—a defining moment for a medium still in
its infancy. As part of a coordinated effort dubbed “Operation Pony
Express,” the coronation was filmed and the footage was flown from
London (United Kingdom) to Goose Bay, Newfoundland; the film canisters
were then transferred to a Canadian CF-100 fighter plane bound for
Montreal, where the new studio would broadcast the event just a few
hours after they had taken place in London.
On the coin’s reverse, Queen Elizabeth II holds the Sovereign’s Sceptre
with Cross, or the “rod of Equity and Mercy,” which serves as a symbol
of good governance. It is one of two sceptres used during a
coronation—the other is the Sovereign’s Sceptre with Dove. Commissioned
in 1661, the sceptre was altered in 1910 in order to receive the world’s
largest colourless cut diamond, the Cullinan I.
Also on the coin’s reverse, the Sovereign’s Orb is a representation of
the Christian world. The hollow gold sphere is mounted with pearls,
emeralds, rubies, sapphires, rose-cut diamonds and one amethyst. Just
like the Sovereign’s Sceptre with Cross, the Orb was created for the
coronation of King Charles II in 1661.
The reverse design features a depiction of Queen Elizabeth II seated in
the Gold State Coach on the day of her coronation on June 2, 1953. Clad
in her coronation dress and robe, the newly crowned Queen of Canada is
wearing the Imperial State Crown, and holds the Sovereign’s Orb and
Sceptre with Cross in each hand.
Double dated to commemorate the historic reign of Queen Elizabeth II,
the tribute obverse is marked by a Tudor rose and features the four
effigies that have appeared on Canadian coins since 1953 (left to
right): the 2003-2022 effigy by Susanna Blunt; the 1990-2002 effigy by
Dora de Pédery-Hunt; the 1965-1989 effigy by Arnold Machin; and the
1953-1964 effigy by Mary Gillick.
Specifications:
Item Number: 207573
Mintage: 1,750
Composition: 99.99% pure silver
Weight: 157.6 g
Diameter: 65.25 mm
Face Value: $50
Finish: Proof
Edge: Serrated
Artist: Glen Green (reverse), Susanna Blunt (2003-present effigy); Dora
de Pédery-Hunt (1990-2002 effigy); Arnold Machin (1965-1989 effigy); and
Mary Gillick (1953-1964 effigy) (obverse)
Special Features:
• Remembering the coronation. As Canada bids farewell to its queen, this
fine silver keepsake honours Queen Elizabeth II’s extraordinary reign
through this special look back at Coronation Day (June 2, 1953).
• Coronation regalia. The reverse design peers into the past and into
the Gold State Coach for a view of the newly crowned Queen of Canada.
The depiction includes coronation regalia such as the Sovereign’s Orb
and Sceptre—ceremonial objects not typically featured on Canada’s coins.
• 5 oz. Silver. The reverse design peers into the past and into the Gold
State Coach for a view of the newly crowned Queen of Canada. The
depiction includes coronation regalia such as the Sovereign’s Orb and
Sceptre—ceremonial objects not typically featured on Canada’s coins.
• Tribute obverse. Marked by a small Tudor rose, the tribute obverse
combines the four different effigies that have graced Canadian coins
since Queen Elizabeth II’s coronation in 1953. This obverse is only
featured on the numismatic coins in the Queen Elizabeth II’s Reign collection.
• A nation remembers. Every numismatic coin in the Queen Elizabeth II’s Reign collection comes packaged with a special beauty box.
• A rare keepsake. Mintage is limited to just 1,750 coins worldwide.
Packaging:
The coin comes encapsulated and housed in a clamshell case. Packaged in a commemorative Queen Elizabeth II’s Reign beauty box. CoA included |
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