Description
We’re marking CN’s centennial year with a 25-cent coin that connects the past with the present. The unique red and black freight train—it’s a familiar sight on today’s tracks, which wrap around the coin’s rim. While the rail map hints at CN’s legacy, the engraved steam locomotive is a more nostalgic nod to a time when these chugging and whistling engines criss-crossed a young Canada.
PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS
No. 174041
Mintage 30,000
Composition nickel plated steel
Finish modified specimen
Weight (g) 12.61
Diameter (mm) 35
Edge plain
Certificate serialized
Face value 25 cents
Artist Tony Bianco (reverse), Susanna Blunt (obverse)
SPECIAL FEATURES
- OUR MOST AFFORDABLE 2019 TRAIN-THEMED COIN. Priced at just $29.95, this special 25-cent coin is our most affordable train-themed coin in 2019. It’s the perfect gift for rail enthusiasts, young and old.
- A RAIL-THEMED CENTENNIAL. We’re commemorating CN’s centennial year by celebrating its legacy and its place in our history.
- TRACKS FORM THE RIM. Instead of denticles, train tracks run along the rim on your coin’s reverse.
- SELECTIVE USE OF COLOUR. Selective colour highlights the red and white freight locomotives that are a familiar sight today across Canada.
- TWO WELL-KNOWN LOCOMOTIVES. While CN 6218 hints at the historic steam engines of a bygone era, the more modern CN 2557 represents the workhorses of today.
- MAPPING CN’S IMPACT. In the background, a stylized rail map hints at CN’s legacy of connecting communities across Canada.
