1990 $20 Aviation Series: Avro Lancaster - Sterling Silver Coin

1990 $20 Aviation Series: Avro Lancaster - Sterling Silver Coin Container 1 Troy Oz of Silver.

Below copied and pasted from the Certificare of Authenticity: The Avro Lancaster In the 1940s, production of the Lancaster was one of Canada's great technical contributions to Allied efforts in World War II. This extraordinary aircraft became famous as the most suc- cessful heavy night bomber deployed over Europe. After the war, Lancasters served the Royal Canadian Air Force in maritime reconnaissance roles as flying laboratories and made a major contribution to the aerial mapping of Canada through photo survey work. The cameo portrays Air Commodore John Fauquier, D.S.O. D.EC. His overseas decorations include the Croix de Guerre and Chevalier of the Legion of Honour. Fauquier was the only Canadian officer to receive a second bar to his D.S.O. and, in 1973, he was named to the Aviation Hall of Fame. On the reverse, artist Robert-Ralph Carmichael has rendered the Avro Lancaster and its pilot. The obverse features the portrait of Queen Elizabeth II Certificate of Authenticity This certifies that your Lancaster coin is proof quality and legal tender; expertly struck by the Royal Canadian Mint; and that this coin, second in a ten-coin series, is limited to 50,000 coins world wide. Master, Royal Canadian Mint