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2024 Canada $20 Emanuel Hahn's Original Sketch: Parliament Fine Silver (No Tax)
Another Mint first! They're simultaneously honouring history and making history with this innovative thin 5 oz. coin, which brings you an engraved representation of Emanuel Hahn’s original sketch of the 1939 silver dollar. Working off the hand-drawn mock-up preserved in the National Currency Collection of the Bank of Canada, engravers have painstakingly re-created Hahn’s preliminary “Parliament” art concept for the commemoration of the royal visit of King George VI—whose effigy appears on the obverse—and Queen Elizabeth. Every pencil mark, and even the fold lines of the original paper document, are etched upon your coin’s reverse, where the relief—struck incuse for that hand-drawn look—honours both the artist and the artwork that holds historical significance.
Issued in honour of the royal visit of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth—the first visit by a reigning monarch of Canada—the 1939 silver dollar was the second commemorative silver dollar issued by Canada and designed by Emanuel Hahn. His iconic Voyageur design made its debut on the first one: the 1935 silver dollar commemorating the Silver Jubilee of King George V.
The coin’s reverse is an engraved representation of an early pencil sketch of the 1939 silver dollar designed by artist Emanuel Hahn (1881-1957). Marked by the paper fold lines of the original sketch residing in the National Currency Collection of the Bank of Canada, the reverse design is a partially completed depiction of the Parliament buildings in Ottawa, along with perspective lines and other preliminary graphic elements hand-drawn by the artist, including the Roman-style lettering for the Latin legend “FIDE SVORVM REGNAT” (“He reigns by the faith of his people”). The obverse features the historical effigy of George VI by Thomas Humphrey Paget.
Specifications:
RCM Number: 245219
Mintage: 1,350
Composition: 99.99% pure silver
Weight: 158.5 g
Diameter: 110 mm
Face Value: $1
Finish: Antique
Edge: Serrated
Artist: Emanuel Hahn (reverse), T.H. Paget (obverse)
Special Features:
- A Mint first. This is the first thin 5 oz. coin. Struck on an innovative coin blank, this thinner coin contains 5 oz. of 99.99% pure silver but features a 50% larger diameter than a standard 5 oz. coin, and provides more room for the art.
- A Hahn original. This is a rare opportunity for collectors to own an engraved representation of an original drawing by Emanuel Hahn. It reflects the artist’s vision for the 1939 silver dollar—an important piece in Canadian numismatic history.
- Incuse lines. Instead of raised relief, the design was struck incuse to capture the look of a pencil drawing. Every pencil mark, the lines around the lettering, and even the paper fold lines from the archived art have been painstakingly re-created on this extraordinary collectible.
- Historical effigy. The effigy of King George VI on the obverse ties in with the 1939-dated reverse.
- Honouring Hahn. Artist, sculptor, coin designer—Emanuel Hahn left an indelible mark on Canada’s coins, and his Bluenose (10 cents) and caribou (25 cents) designs still grace our circulation coins today.
- Includes art card. Each coin is accompanied by an art card featuring a reproduction of the original drawing by Hahn.
Packaging:
The coin is encapsulated and presented in a black Royal Canadian Mint-branded clamshell with a black beauty box.
Sketch, Emanuel Hahn, The Royal Visit Dollar, 1938, Canada. © Bank of Canada Museum, NCC 1963.59.15.41.
Croquis, Emanuel Hahn, Le dollar Visite royale, 1938, Canada. © Musée de la Banque du Canada, CNM 1963.59.15.41.
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