30 Dollars - Elizabeth II SS Keewatin

Reverse

The reverse design features a starboard bow view of SS Keewatin in service in the Canadian Pacific Railway Upper Lake fleet between 1908 and 1965.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
CANADA 30 DOLLARS
SS KEEWATIN

Designer: Matt Conacher

Edge

Serrated

Comment

Five years older than Titanic," SS Keewatin was built in 1907 in Govan, Scotland, in the same Edwardian-era tradition—and with a similar focus on luxury, comfort, and class—as the famous ocean liner.

After crossing the Atlantic, Keewatin entered service in 1908 as part of CPR's Upper Great Lakes fleet. And for more than 50 seasons, herlake route was the two-and-a-half-day run from her "In designing this coin, I tried to convey a sense of the opulence and romance of travelling on Keewatin in her heyday." Matt Conacher: Artist

Did you know…
The Keewatin is the sole survivor of the 3,800 steamships built in the Edwardian era (1900-1920).
She was one of five ships in Canadian Pacific Railway's (CPR) Great Lakes Steamship fleet, along with sister ship Assiniboia and Manitoba. The older Alberta and Athabasca were transitioned to freight-only runs by 1916.
At the time of purchase, CPR knew Keewatin and Assiniboia were too long to pass through the Welland Canal. Both ships were halved near present-day Lévis, Que., before being towed through the locks and reassembled in Buffalo, N.Y.
Today, Friends of Keewatin are the caretakers of this historical attraction and museum ship. The not-for-profit group is largely comprised of dedicated volunteers who are committed to restoring and preserving the passenger liner.

Packaging:
Your coin is encapsulated and presented in a Royal Canadian Mint-branded clamshell with a black beauty box.home port of Port McNicoll, Ont., to another key CPR terminal, Port Arthur/Fort William (now Thunder Bay), Ont. But as freight transportation shifted to planes, trains and automobiles, the "Kee"was focused on transporting tourists as part of the CPR trans-Canada train/boat experience, "The Canadian". She was eventually retired on November 28, 1965.

"The last Edwardian steamer delivered tens of thousands of immigrants, moved troops in both World Wars and introduced tourism to the Canadian North and West. Her design has been praised by Frank Lloyd Wright, immortalized in movies and TV shows, and she still attracts media attention today. Restored to full glory, she is an indisputable Canadian treasure and continues to serve as a living history experience in Port McNicoll, Ont." Eric Conroy: President/CEO, Friends of Keewatin

Doomed to be scrapped, Keewatin was saved when a historian purchased her in 1967 and towed her to Lake Kalamazoo, where she served as a maritime museum. In 2011, the Friends of Keewatin acquired the historic ship, and in 2012, this grand lady came home once more.

Interesting fact

Price

Date	Mintage	VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
2020	3000	-	-	-	-	-	-

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