Tall Ships: Topsail Schooner - Pure Gold Coin

Gold 2024 Mintage 800

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Tall Ships: Topsail Schooner - Pure Gold Coin

Gold 2024 Mintage 800

$1,496.58 USD

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About

Sail into history with the third Tall Ships coin.

Distinguished by the square sails on its foremast, the topsail schooner featured on the third pure gold Tall Ships coin is a striking example of the sail plan that made this type of tall ship both strong and nimble. The rigging allowed these two- (or more) masted vessels to carry more sail when sailing off the wind. More importantly, the square topsails provided increased sail area for more speed, and, combined with fore and aft sails, made the ship easier to maneuver in heavy seas—an important consideration for coastal trading in the 1800s.

Add a third Tall Ships to your growing fleet.

Special features

Third coin in the series. The annual Tall Ships series of pure gold coins celebrates the legendary vessels that drew international acclaim for Canada’s shipyards and contributed to our rich maritime heritage.
Back to Canada’s golden age of sail. Each instalment showcases a different type of tall ship or sail plan, beginning with the brigantine (2022) and continuing with the full-rigged ship (2023), and now, the topsail schooner (2024).
Pure gold portrait. Your low mintage (800) coin is crafted from 99.99% pure gold. Its luminous, mirror-like finish lights up the engraved art on the coin’s reverse.
A popular theme. A prestigious addition to any collection, especially a gold, history or nautical-themed one.
Includes serialized certificate. The Royal Canadian Mint certifies all of its collector coins.
No GST/HST.

Packaging

Your coin is encapsulated and presented in a Royal Canadian Mint-branded clamshell with a black beauty box.

Features

Impeccable craftsmanship

Every Tall Ships coin is an expertly engraved and exquisitely detailed portrait of Canada’s past. These are the wooden ships that shaped the course of Canada’s history, and they served as a testament to our nation’s seafaring traditions and shipbuilding prowess.

Specifications

Product Number 245437

Mintage 800

Composition 99.99% pure gold

Weight 15.43 g

Diameter 29 mm

Edge Serrated

Face Value $200

Finish Proof

Packaging Black clamshell with black beauty box

Artist Bonnie Ross (reverse)

DID YOU KNOW?

Topsail schooners were used in maritime warfare and were a popular type of privateer ship in the War of 1812. While lower sails could get in the way of the sailors working the guns, the small square topsails were less at risk of being ruined by enemy fire.

Design & Artist

Reverse

Bonnie Ross

The reverse design by Canadian artist Bonnie Ross features a three-quarter view of a two-mast topsail schooner heeled over and with all sails set to catch the wind. The reverse includes the word “CANADA”, a face value of “200 DOLLARS” and the year “2024”. The obverse features the gold effigy of Queen Elizabeth II by Susanna Blunt. The obverse also bears a special marking that includes four pearls symbolizing the four effigies that have graced Canadian coins and the double date of her reign.

The Expert: R. Bruce Macdonald, Author and Captain of North Star of Herschel Island

“The topsail schooner is a two or more masted vessel that carries a fore’n’aft rig on each of her masts but with the addition of one or more square sails rigged onto the foremast. This combination of sails gives the practical and upwind efficiency of a fore’n’aft rig with the added capability of a better downwind or off the wind performance with the square sails. This type of rig was once a common sight in Canadian waters and was used by fishing vessels, cargo ships, and even naval vessels, where the addition of large square sails rigged high aloft meant that there was less chance of them being shot through in battle. One of the better-known ships that carried this rig in Canada was HMS Nancy, made famous during the War of 1812.”

The Expert: R. Bruce Macdonald, Author and Captain of North Star of Herschel Island

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