500 Dollars - Elizabeth II Charles Edenshaw: Argillite Chest
Features
| Issuer |
Canada
 |
|---|---|
| Queen |
Elizabeth II (1952-2022)
|
| Type | Non-circulating coins |
| Year | 2016 |
| Value | 500 Dollars 500 CAD = USD 360 |
| Currency | Dollar (1858-date) |
| Composition | Silver (.9999) |
| Weight | 5000 g |
| Diameter | 180 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Number | N# 183015 |
| References | RCM/MRC# 155459 Monnaie Royale Canadienne (https://www.mint.ca/) , KM# 2270 Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
Commemorative issue
Charles Edenshaw: Argillite Chest
Obverse
Head of Queen Elizabeth II, as at 77 years of age, bare headed, wearing necklace and earrings, facing right.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
500 DOLLARS
5kg 5kg
9999 9999
SB
ELIZABETH II 2016 D • G • REGINA
Unabridged legend: ELIZABETH II DEI GRATIA REGINA
Translation: Elizabeth II Queen by the grace of God
Engraver: Susan Taylor
Designer: Susanna Blunt
Reverse
1882 Charles Edenshaw argillite box.
Script: Latin
Lettering: CANADA
Designer: Charles Edenshaw
Edge
Reeded
Mint
Royal Canadian Mint of Ottawa, Canada (1908-date)Comments
The Haida people of the Pacific Northwest are renowned for the distinctive visual language carved and painted to stunning effect on their artefacts. The Royal Canadian Mint proudly celebrates the artistry and legacy of one of the Haida’s greatest master carvers, Charles Edenshaw, with this unique large-format, high-denomination coin. Based on one of Edenshaw’s carved argillite boxes, thisstriking coin in 99.99% pure silver highlights a unique lionfigure from an Edenshaw piece dating to 1882 and nowheld in the collection of the Museum of Vancouver.
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| Date | Mintage | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| 2016 | 100 | Proof | |||||||||||||
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Numista Rarity index: 95
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Bullion value: USD 11 667.90
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Actual silver weight: 160.738 oz
Current silver price: 72.59 USD/oz (see silver price 
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