9999 Silver Coin – Lost Ships in Canadian Waters: R. Lawrence River on May 29, 1914, after being struck by a Norwegian collier in the dense fog. The loss of the Empress of Ireland remains the greatest maritime disaster in Canadian history, with a loss of lives approaching that of the Titanic just two years earlier. (1,012 perished, including 134 children) The coin is the first in a new’Lost in Canadian Waters’ series, and combines selective colour, an artistic design, edge lettering, and an extremely low mintage of just 7,000 coins. This series is expected to be extremely popular, and may sell out very quickly as did the Titanic coins in 2012. The unique full colour design created by artist John Horton captures a terrifying moment in time on the morning of May 29, 1914. The shadowy image of the Norwegian collier Storstad is seen emerging from the fog at the far right of the coin, its sharp bow in line to make contact with the Empress’s starboard side. The collision is imminent and unpreventable. The top and bottom of the coloured portion of the coin feature the north and south shores of the St. The coin is engraved with the word’Canada’, the date’2014 and face value – 20 Dollars’. The coin weighs just over one ounce of pure silver. As a pure silver coin struck by the Royal Canadian Mint, this item is HST/GST exempt. The Empress of Ireland was launched as a Canadian Pacific Railway steamship on January 27, 1906, and was regarded at the time as one of the fastest and most comfortable passenger ships for the transatlantic journey between England and Canada. On the afternoon of May 28, 1914, The Empress left its berth in Quebec’s harbour for its first summer voyage to Liverpool. In the early morning hours of May 29, the liner was steaming down the St. Lawrence River when at 1:40 a. The Norwegian collier Storstad was sighted. Both crews attempted to anticipate one another’s course as a thick fog engulfed both ships, forcing Captain Henry George Kendall to bring the Empress to a stop. But minutes later, the Storstad emerged from the fog at a mere 30 metres from the Empress. The Storstad’s ploughed into the center of the Empress. Water began to rush into the Empress, trapping many sleeping passengers inside their cabins. Just 14 minutes after the collision, RMS Empress of Ireland had sunk. Of the 1,477 passengers onboard, 1,012 perished including 134 children. Specifications Mintage: 7,000 Composition: 99.99% pure silver Finish: proof Weight (g): 31.39 Diameter (mm): 38 Edge: plain with edge lettering Certificate: serialized Face value: 20 dollars Artist: John Horton (reverse), Susanna Blunt (obverse). Be sure to check under’Other items’ for the rest of this set. If you should encounter. Give us the opportunity first to resolve your issue, which we will do, to the best of our abilities. We guarantee our items to be as described and free of defects. Unused condition , with all original packaging & paperwork. (we sent wrong size/item etc). If you have any questions or concerns. Contact pizazzzW o rld and give us an opportunity to resolve it. Our privacy policy is also very simple: we don’t collect or share any of your personal information. To see our other items. The item “2014 Canada $20.9999 Silver COIN Lost Ship in CDN Waters RMS EMPRESS OF IRELAND” is in sale since Sunday, May 19, 2019. This item is in the category “Coins & Paper Money\Coins\ Canada\Commemorative”. The seller is “pizazzzworld” and is located in Mississauga, Ontario. This item can be shipped to United States, Canada.
- Country/Region of Manufacture: Canada
- Certification Number: Serialized
- Certification: Royal Canadian Mint
- Circulated/Uncirculated: Uncirculated
- Year: 2014
- Denomination: $20
- Mintage: 7,000