Sunday, March 25, 2012

Canada RMS Titanic coins

I don't know why but people still love Titanic,  even after nearly 100 years of the sinking of the RMS Titanic on 15 April 1912. On its day, Titanic is the world's largest, most luxurious and reputedly safest passenger ship. On 5 March 2012, Royal Canada Mint unveiled a $10 Canada RMS titanic .9999 Silver coin. They also minted a coloured 50 cent silver plated coin and 25 cent cupro-nickel coin. Canada is related with efforts to recover RMS Titanic and their coins certainly a must collect for Titanic buff. At the time I wrote this article, over 87% of the Silver coins has been sold and it will finish any time soon.
Titanic coin

A richly coloured 25-cent cupro-nickel  RMS titanic coin completes the Mint's account of the unforgettable story of RMS Titanic. Designed by Three Degrees Creative Group, the coin shows contrasting views of the RMS Titanic casting off on its maiden voyage before admiring crowds in Southampton, UK. This image is juxtaposed against a shimmering scene of the floating palace gliding through North Atlantic waters under a starry night sky. These haunting images are framed by two columns of four circles rising out from opposing sides of the coin's edge. These impressions symbolize the more than three million rivets which fastened the ship's hull. The coin is packaged in a colourful folder containing a pop-out bird's eye view of RMS Titanic sailing in all its glory, as well as facts about the ship and a timeline of her maiden voyage. Produced on demand, this captivating coin retails for $25.95 CDN.

Canada titanic coin


The $10  RMS titanic 99.99% pure silver coin features a design by maritime artist Yves Bérubé of the ship under full steam as it nears the iceberg which would seal its fate. The proof finish of the coin shows off the longitude and latitude of its final resting place off Canada's Atlantic Coast in a delicately frosted highlight.  This finely crafted coin, equally suited to Titanic buffs, history enthusiasts, and collectors is limited to a mintage of 20,000 coins world-wide and is available for $64.95 CDN.


All the coins can be ordered by directly contacting the Royal Canadian Mint at 1-800-267-1871 in Canada, 1-800-268-6468 in the US, or on the Internet at www.mint.ca.