Royal Canadian Mint remembers RMS Titanic with commemorative coins
05 Mars 2012 - 4:00PM
PR Newswire (Canada)
Coins produced to honour Canada's role in aftermath HALIFAX, March
5, 2012 /CNW/ - Today at the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic in
Halifax, the Royal Canadian Mint unveiled a 99.99% pure silver
collector coin with a $10 face value to commemorate the 100(th)
anniversary of the sinking of the RMS Titanic. The Mint has also
produced two additional collector coins, both with colour, to mark
this historic event. "The Royal Canadian Mint is proud to
commemorate Canada's history, culture and values with special
collector coins," said Ian E. Bennett, President and CEO of the
Royal Canadian Mint. "Canada is forever linked with the story of
the RMS Titanic through the efforts of Canadian ships that took
part in recovery operations and by the memory of the lives lost
that rest peacefully in Halifax cemeteries." "The tragic fate of
the Titanic has long captivated the world's imagination," said the
Honourable Stephen Greene, Senator, on behalf of Minister Jim
Flaherty, Minister of Finance and Minister responsible for the
Royal Canadian Mint. "These beautifully crafted coins pay tribute
to the many sacrifices that were made and hard lessons that were
gained by humanity during the RMS Titanic's voyage one hundred
years ago". The RMS Titanic commemorative $10 pure silver coin, as
well as the coloured 50-cent silver plated coin and 25-cent
cupro-nickel coin, can be ordered by directly contacting the Royal
Canadian Mint at 1-800-267-1871 in Canada, 1-800-268-6468 in the
US, or on the Internet at www.mint.ca. These coins will also be
sold at the Mint's boutiques in Ottawa, Winnipeg and Vancouver as
well as through the Mint's global network of dealers and
distributors, including participating Canada Post outlets.
Please see attached backgrounder for further product information.
About the Royal Canadian Mint The Royal Canadian Mint is the Crown
Corporation responsible for the minting and distribution of
Canada's circulation coins. An ISO 9001-2008 certified
company, the Mint is recognized as one of the largest and most
versatile mints in the world, offering a wide range of specialized,
high quality coinage products and related services on an
international scale. For more information on the Mint's history,
its products and services, please visit www.mint.ca. Images of the
Mint's RMS Titanic commemorative coins are available by visiting
ftp://communications:RCM2007@ftp.mint.ca.
------------------------------ Backgrounder
------------------------------ THE ROYAL CANADIAN MINT RMS TITANIC
COMMEMORATIVE COINS The world has never forgotten the tragic loss
of life on April 15, 1912 aboard the world's largest, most
luxurious and reputedly safest passenger ship of its day: RMS
Titanic. After the world's greatest civilian loss of life at
sea has been immortalized in best-selling books and in movies, the
Royal Canadian Mint is commemorating the centennial of this
disaster, and its place in Canadian maritime history, on a
captivating series of new collector coins. With a $10 face value,
the 99.99% pure silver coin features a design by maritime artist
Yves Bérubé of the ship under full steam as it nears the iceberg
which would seal its fate. The proof finish of the coin shows off
the longitude and latitude of its final resting place off Canada's
Atlantic Coast in a delicately frosted highlight. This finely
crafted coin, equally suited to Titanic buffs, history enthusiasts,
and collectors is limited to a mintage of 20,000 coins world-wide
and is available for $64.95 CDN. A silver-plated 50-cent coin
offers a second Yves Bérubé perspective of RMS Titanic. The
frosted detail of the colossal vessel's bow and the gigantic
iceberg lurking ahead are frozen in time on a proof coin which
captures the two principal actors in the real-life drama of the RMS
Titanic sinking. The selectively coloured waters of the North
Atlantic seem to shimmer and flow in the doomed ship's wake.
Limited to a world-wide mintage of 15,000 silver-plated copper
coins, this dramatic keepsake retails for $34.95 CDN. A richly
coloured 25-cent cupro-nickel coin completes the Mint's account of
the unforgettable story of RMS Titanic. Designed by Three
Degrees Creative Group, the coin shows contrasting views of the RMS
Titanic casting off on its maiden voyage before admiring crowds in
Southampton, UK. This image is juxtaposed against a shimmering
scene of the floating palace gliding through North Atlantic waters
under a starry night sky. These haunting images are framed by
two columns of four circles rising out from opposing sides of the
coin's edge. These impressions symbolize the more than
three million rivets which fastened the ship's hull. The coin
is packaged in a colourful folder containing a pop-out bird's eye
view of RMS Titanic sailing in all its glory, as well as facts
about the ship and a timeline of her maiden voyage. Produced
on demand, this captivating coin retails for $25.95 CDN. Royal
Canadian Mint CONTACT: For more information, please
contact:Christine AquinoDirector, CommunicationsTel:
613-993-9999Cell: 613-797-9125aquino@mint.ca
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