{"product_id":"rdc-2025-canada-50-emanuel-hahns-original-sketch-royal-visit-5-oz-fine-silver-no-tax-worn-sleeve","title":"RDC 2025 Canada $50 Emanuel Hahn's Original Sketch: Royal Visit 5 oz. Fine Silver (No Tax) worn sleeve","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cb\u003eOuter cardboard sleeve is lightly worn.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2025 Canada $50 Emanuel Hahn's Original Sketch: Royal Visit Fine Silver (No Tax)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Royal Canadian Mint dips into the archives to bring you another reproduction of an original sketch from sculptor\/coin designer Emanuel Hahn: his hand-drawn map of Canada concept for medallions commemorating the 1939 Royal Visit.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn addition to Hahn’s Parliament-themed silver dollar, the Canadian government issued a series of medallions to mark the Royal Visit in 1939, and all of these bore Hahn’s art on their reverse. These medallions were identical in design, but struck in different sizes and materials: 77 mm presentation medallions in gold, silver and tombac; 38 mm silver medallions and bronze ones intended for sale to the public; and a 25 mm bronze medallion to be distributed to Canada’s school children.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eStruck on the same 5 oz. thin blank as 2024’s \u003cem\u003eEmanuel Hahn’s Original Sketch: Parliament\u003c\/em\u003e, this 2025 collectible re-creates more than 1,600 lines from the original drawing, including its lettering guidelines and even the paper folds that mark Hahn’s hand-drawn map of Canada, which traces the Royal Tour’s itinerary from sea to sea – \u003cem\u003eA Mari usque ad Mare\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEmanuel Hahn submitted two concepts for the 1939 Royal Visit medallion: one with the map of Canada (a suggestion from then-Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King), and one featuring the newly-built National War Memorial. Why wasn’t the War Memorial concept chosen? As explained in a letter dated December 1, 1938, from then-Deputy Minister of Finance, Dr. W. C. Clark, to Dr. O. D. Skelton, Under-Secretary of State for External Affairs: “The sketch of the War Memorial is good insofar as general composition is concerned, but when this design is reduced to the size of the medallion, all the details in the figures will be lost. This design may also be criticized on the ground that the ‘war’ idea may carry an unfortunate connotation to the minds of some people in connection with a visit of Their Majesties.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cspan\u003ecoin’s reverse is an engraved representation of artist Emanuel Hahn’s hand-drawn concept for the 1939 Royal Visit medallion. Marked by the paper fold lines of the original pencil sketch residing in the National Currency Collection of the Bank of Canada, the reverse design shows a map of Canada that traces the route followed by King George VI and Queen Elizabeth during their visit in 1939. At the top is a ribbon bearing “\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eA MARI VSQUE AD MARE\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e” (“From Sea to Sea”), Canada’s official motto, while the Arms of Canada shield is flanked by the year “1939”. The reverse re-creates the perspective lines and other preliminary graphic elements drawn by the artist, including the lettering guidelines surrounding “\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eREGEM-ET-REGINAM-CANADA-SALVAT\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e”, an erroneous Latin inscription that was later corrected to “\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eREGEM-ET-REGINAM-CANADA-SALVTAT\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e” (“Canada salutes the King and Queen”). The obverse features the effigy of King George VI by Thomas Humphrey Paget.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSpecifications:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003eRCM Number: 249380 \u003cbr\u003eMintage: 1,350 \u003cbr\u003eComposition: 99.99% pure silver \u003cbr\u003eWeight: 158.5 g \u003cbr\u003eDiameter: 110 mm \u003cbr\u003eFace Value: $50 \u003cbr\u003eFinish: Antique \u003cbr\u003eEdge: Serrated \u003cbr\u003eArtist: Emanuel Hahn (reverse), Steven Rosati (obverse) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSpecial Features:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe Royal Canadian Mint's second thin 5 oz. coin.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eLike 2024’s\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003eEmanuel Hahn’s Original Sketch: Parliament\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, this coin was\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003estruck on an innovative coin blank that gives you 5 oz. of 99.99% pure silver, but with a 50% larger diameter than the standard 5 oz. fine silver coin.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDrawn by Hahn.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eAnother rare and exciting opportunity for collectors to own an engraved representation of an original drawing by Emanuel Hahn – this time, his hand-drawn concept for the 1939 Royal Visit Medallion.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eA slightly different inscription.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eFaithfully reproduced on your coin, Hahn’s original sketch features the erroneous Latin inscription “\u003cem\u003eREGEM ET REGINAM CANADA SALVAT\u003c\/em\u003e”, which was later corrected to “\u003cem\u003eREGEM ET REGINAM CANADA SALVTAT\u003c\/em\u003e” (“Canada salutes the King and Queen”).\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHonouring Hahn.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eArtist, sculptor, coin designer – Emanuel Hahn left an indelible mark on Canada’s numismatic history, and his\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eBluenose\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(10 cents) and Caribou (25 cents) designs still grace our circulation coins today.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIncludes art card.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eEach coin is accompanied by an art card featuring a reproduction of Hahn’s original sketch.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNo GST\/HST.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePackaging:\u003cbr\u003eThis coin is encapsulated and presented in a black Royal Canadian Mint-branded clamshell with a black beauty box.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Colonial Acres Coins","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53261032259873,"sku":"RDC-1549-249380","price":1000.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0679\/1744\/7457\/files\/249380.png?v=1750165732","url":"https:\/\/www.colonialacres.com\/products\/rdc-2025-canada-50-emanuel-hahns-original-sketch-royal-visit-5-oz-fine-silver-no-tax-worn-sleeve","provider":"Colonial Acres Coins","version":"1.0","type":"link"}