Product Description

VIOLA DESMOND – 2019 $20 1 oz FINE SILVER COIN & $10 BANK NOTE SET – ROYAL CANADIAN MINT

KEY FEATURES

• In honour of Black History Month, the Royal Canadian Mint has proudly designed a 99.99% pure silver tribute to a Canadian civil rights pioneer, Viola Desmond (1914-1965). Each commemorative coin is accompanied by a new, $10 Viola Desmond banknote recently issued by the Bank of Canada.
• Includes her signature. The coin’s reverse features Viola Desmond’s signature. The accompanying certificate of authenticity features her full signature, as it appeared on a graduation diploma from the Desmond Studio of Beauty Culture.
• A special celebration. This coin launches just in time to commemorate Viola’s birthday (06 July 1914).

SPECIFICATIONS

No: 171542
Mintage: 8,000
Material: 99.99% pure silver
Finish: Proof
Weight: 31.39 g
Diameter: 38 mm
Edge: Serrated
Certificate: Serialized