Description
This 1/2 oz Proof Gold coin celebrates the 450th anniversary of Jacques Cartier’s landing at Gaspé Bay, Quebec, in 1534.
Coin Highlights
- Contains 1/2 oz of Gold.
- Coin may or may not come with original box and certificate of authenticity.
- Mintage of 67,662 coins.
- Obverse: Right facing portrait of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II by Arnold Machin.
- Reverse: Designed by Carola Tietz featuring the head of Jacques Cartier on the right and a ship on left with the face value above and Jacques Cartier’s name and the dual dates of 1534 and 1984 below.
- Sovereign coin backed by the Canadian government.
