1995 - Elizabeth II - Hudson Bay Company Silver Dollar

The Canadian dollar (symbol: $; code: CAD) is the currency of Canada. It is abbreviated with the dollar sign $, or sometimes C$ to distinguish it from other dollar-denominated currencies. It is divided into 100 cents.

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Proof Dollar insert Lettering:
Source: Original Mint Packaging

Royal Canadian Mint
Monnaie royale canadienne
Proof Dollar
The 1995 Silver Dollar marks the 325th anniversary of the founding of the Hudson's Bay Company. The design on the reverse, by Canadian Artist Vincent McIndoe, depicts Medard Chouart (the Sieur des Groseilliers) and Pierre-Esprit Radisson, explorers and pioneers of the Hudson Bay Company, the ship 'Nonsuch' that brought the traders to the shores of Hudson Bay, and Charles Fort, the orginal trading post which was later renamed Ruperts House
925 Silver
Diameter 36.07 mm
Weight 25.175 g











Hudson Bay, Saskatchewan
Source: en.wikipedia.org

Hudson Bay is a town in east-central Saskatchewan, Canada.
Nickname: The Bay
Motto: The Moose Capital of the World!
Country Canada
Province Saskatchewan
Region Saskatchewan
Rural Municipality Hudson Bay
Coordinates: 52.851°N 102.392°W
Time zone CST
Postal code S0E 0Y0
Area code(s) 306

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Hudson's Bay Company
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The Hudson's Bay Company (HBC) is a Canadian retail business group. A fur trading business for much of its existence, today Hudson's Bay Company owns and operates retail stores throughout Canada and the United States. HBC's head office is in the Simpson Tower in Toronto, Ontario,. The company is owned by the New York-based firm NRDC Equity Partners.

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The Silver Commemorative Coin
Discovery of the Fur Trade & Hudson Bay Company
Source: mint.ca

Composition 92.5% silver, 7.5 % copper
Finish proof
Weight (g) 25.18
Diameter (mm) 36.07
Edge serrated
Face value 1 dollars

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Royal Canadian Mint numismatic coins (20th century)
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1981 was the first year that the RCM issued two different qualities of silver dollars. One version was the Proof, which composed of a frosted relief against a parallel lined background. The second version was the Brilliant Uncirculated. The finish is classified as a brilliant relief on a brilliant background.

Year 1995
Theme 325th Anniversary of the Hudson Bay Co.
Artist Vincent McIndoe
Mintage (Proof) 166,259
Mintage (BU) 61,819

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1 Dollar - Elizabeth II Hudson Bay Co.
Source: en.numista.com

Non circulating issue
KM# 259
Features
Country Canada
Year 1995
Value 1 Dollar
Metal Silver (.925)
Weight 25.175 g
Diameter 36.07 mm
Thickness 2.95 mm
Engravers Dora de Pédery-Hunt (obverse)
Vincent McIndoe (reverse)
Shape Round
Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑
Edge Reeded

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