1939 $50 Royal Visit Medallion Sketch Design 5oz Fine Silver Coin + FREE BONUS

FREE Bonus Original 1939 bronze Royal Visit medallion. The story behind this coin dates back to 1938 when renowned artist Emanual Hahn created a sketch for a 1939 medallion that would mark the Royal Visit of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth. Hahn's design was adopted and issued as a collector's item in 1939, with variation struck in bronze and in silver.

At the same time, the original sketch was archived and preserved in the National Currency Collection of the Bank of Canada. Marked by the paper fold lines of the original pencil sketch, the design shows a map of Canada that traces the route followed by King George VI and Queen Elizabeth during their visit in 1939. At the top is a ribbon bearing "A MARI VSQUE AD MARE" ("From Sea to Sea"), Canada's official motto, while the Arms of Canada shield is flanked by the year "1939". The coin design re-creates the perspective lines and other preliminary graphic elements drawn by the artist, including the lettering guidelines surrounding "REGEM-ET-REGINAM-CANADA-SALVAT", an erroneous Latin inscription that was later corrected to "REGEM-ET-REGINAM-CANADA-SALVTAT" ("Canada salutes the King and Queen"). The obverse features the effigy of King George VI by Thomas Humphrey Paget.

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