General Information

Serial #

537

Part Number

1

Total Parts

4

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

99.99% pure silver coin and synthetic case

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

N/A

Width

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Height

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Thickness

N/A

Weight

32.15

Diameter

4.5 cm

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Railway Transportation

Category

Commemorative

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Mint CA

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

Purchased new

Canada

As per curatorial worksheet "The construction of the CP railway line was a promise made to persuade British Columia to enter into the Confederation by joining the commerce between the west and the east. Between 1880 and 1885, thousands of Chinese workers came from China to work on the project, as cheap labor, particularly to build the extremely difficult line from Yale to Eagle Pass, B.C. Many died in accidents occuring during the construction or from sickness."

Function

Coins made to commemorate Chinese railway workers in Canada, for the construction project of the Canadian Pacific Railway celebrating its 120th anniversary of completion in 2005.

Technical

As per curatorial worksheet "The construction of the CP railway line was a major project to undertake in the 19th century because of British Columbia's geography. It presented technological challenges.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

Print reads "CANADA/ 8 DOLLARS". Obverse reads "Queen Elizabeth II D.G. REGINA 2005".

Missing

Appears complete

Finish

Embossed silver and gold plated silver coin with serated edge.

Decoration

Image of an empty ballast train standing on the rail bridge spanning the Fraser River near Cisco, B.C. (Taken from certificate) and raised image of Queen Elizabeth II on obverse