Canada 50 Cents Silver Coin 2002 The Ghost Ship

Canada 50 Cents Silver Coin 2002 The Ghost Ship - Le Vaisseau Fantome

Canada's Folklore and Legends Series

Canada is a land of many peoples. For hundreds of years they have come from all corners of the globe. With them, they have brought stories from their homelands. The Canadian Folklore and Legends Series celebrates this tapestry of Canadian multiculturalism with fun and exciting coins that tell tales of honesty, consequences and courage

Design: Though outnumbered, a courageous French captain fights for freedom. Engulfed in fire and smoke, his ship vanishes, only to be seen time and again as a shadowy image The Ghost Ship sailing the high seas.

Mintage: 19,789 (Total mintage all folklore coins 2002).
Composition: 92.5% silver, 7.5% copper.
Finish: proof.
Weight: 9.3 g.
Diameter: 27.1 mm.
Edge: serrated.
Face value: 50 Cents.
Artist: Colette Bovin, William Woodruff (reverse), Dora de Pédery-Hunt (obverse).