Canada: 2021 $50 Lost Then Found: Champlain and the Astrolabe 5 oz Pure Silver Coin

Canada: 2021 $50 Lost Then Found: Champlain and the Astrolabe 5 oz Pure Silver Coin

Design: The reverse design features a reproduction of the 17th century mariner's astrolabe found near Cobden, Ontario, and popularly associated with French explorer-cartographer Samuel de Champlain. Used to determine latitude, the navigational tool-turned-treasure is cast in silver and bronze plated on this coin; it is backed by an engraved reproduction of Champlain's hand-drawn map of New France (1632), which is framed by the astrolabe's graduated scale. The obverse features the effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II by Susanna Blunt.

Mintage: 1000

Composition: coin: 99.99% pure silver - embellishment: 99.99% pure silver with bronze plating

Finish: proof

Weight (g): 157.6

Diameter (mm): 65.25

Edge: serrated

Face value: $50

Artist: Royal Canadian Mint engravers (reverse), Susanna Blunt (obverse)

Packaging: Your coin is individually encapsulated and presented in a Royal Canadian Mint-branded clamshell with a black beauty box.