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2017 $5 1oz Silver - 150th Anniversary Voyageur

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This remarkable design of the untamed frontier has made its way back in circulation as a $5 legal tender bullion coin. This is the highest denomination made available on a one oz Silver legal tender bullion coin.

Canada’s first circulating Silver dollar was introduced in 1935 to mark the Silver Jubilee celebrations for King George V. Its design featured a voyageur and native person paddling a canoe in tribute to the fur trade; the industry that founded the nation—and the image of a vast untamed frontier it conveyed made it one of the most popular coins. 

Coin Highlights:

  • Contains 1 oz of .9999 fine Silver.
  • Single coins come in protective plastic wallet. Multiples of 25 come in plastic tubes. 
  • Features a visible micro-engraved security maple leaf featuring ‘17’ in the center of the leaf.
  • Obverse: Susanna Blunt’s design of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, along with the $5 face value and the year 2017.
  • Reverse: Depicts an image of a canoe carrying furs with a voyager paddling at the stern and an aboriginal paddling at the bow.
  • Guaranteed by the Royal Canadian Mint.

Largely unchanged from the design that appeared on Canadian silver dollars from 1935 to 1986, the “Voyageur” image by sculptor and artist Emanuel Hahn is a powerful nod to Canada’s early history and its reputation as an untamed frontier during the fur trade era. 

In the center of the coin's reverse is where a canoe moves swiftly past the wind-swept pines that dot a semi-circular island. A voyageur paddles at the stern, while an Aboriginal paddles at the bow; between them, a bundle of wrapped furs are marked “HB” for Hudson’s Bay Company, while stylized vertical rays above represent the aurora borealis lighting up the sky.


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