200 Dollars - Elizabeth II Jacques Cartier

Reverse

Coin was designed by Canadian artist Laurie McGaw and depicts a full-length three-quarter profile portrait of explorer Jacques Cartier, flanked by French soldiers and an aboriginal guide, as he stands atop a riverbank, surveying this new land of "Canada." Your coin is engraved with the word "CANADA," the year "2013," and the face value of "200 DOLLARS."

Script: Latin

Lettering:
2013 CANADA
200 DOLLARS
LM

Engraver: José Osio

Designer: Laurie McGaw

Edge

Reeded

Comment

Jacques Cartier was born in Saint-Malo, France, in 1491, at a time when the humanist ideals of the Italian Renaissance were beginning to spread throughout Europe. In the second decade of the sixteenth century, Francis I (François IER) ascended to the throne of France. He was a great patron of arts,letters and discovery and, inspired by humanist influences but also by his desire to enrich France's wealth and power, Francis I sought to find a northwest passage to the riches of the Orient. Having heard that areas of North America were abundant with gold and gems, he enlisted the services of Jacques Cartier to find them and locate a passage to Asia.

Although Cartier was not the first European to visit eastern Canada, his discovery and exploration of the St. Lawrence laid the groundwork for centuries of trade and settlement to follow. He is counted among the great explorers of his era and it is from his map design and other records that Europeans gained some of their earliest understanding of the landscape of North America and the customs of its aboriginal residents.

Packaging:
• Your coin is encapsulatedand presented in a Royal Canadian Mint-branded maroon clamshell case lined with flock and protected by a black sleeve.
• Your coin is accompanied by a serialized certificate—your proof of ownership for this coin and evidence that your coin has been individually inspectedby our resident quality assurance specialists.

Interesting fact

Price

Date	Mintage	VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
2013	1474	-	-	-	-	-	-

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