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Canada, Edward VIII, unofficial "Pattern Dollar" dated 1937, struck in .916 (22ct) gold, struck to a matt proof finish, bare head bust left, DRG below, by Donald R Golder after H Paget, EDWARDVS VIII D:G: REX IND: IMP, rev. struck en medaille, "voyageur design" Indian and travelling agent in canoe paddling right, land behind, by Donald R Golder after Hahn, date below, CANADA above, edge plain, weight 33.1g., diameter 36mm., as struck, unique in gold
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The Canada Dollar series officially commenced in 1935 to mark the Silver Jubilee of King George V, although two isolated patterns were produced as early as 1911. Canadian Prime Minister, R.B. Bennett declared in October 1934 that the nation would issue a silver Dollar for general circulation, and the Canadian government let Britain know of its intentions.
There were many ideas for designs. Canadian Mint Master Campbell anticipated a new obverse portrait and eventually the new Percy Metcalf crowned effigy of the King was used, in preference to the MacKennel version which had previously appeared on Canada's coinage.
The reverse motif was by Emanuel Hahn, featuring the 'Voyageur' design of a native and a trader in a canoe - the Indian and the representative of the fur company (voyageur) paddle a canoe containing two bundles past an island with two ragged trees. The use of this design continued until the end of the large (36mm.) diameter currency Dollar in the 1980s.
The Canada Dollar coin was given legal tender status on May 1, 1935, just five days before George V's Silver Jubilee.
Initially the Mint was in favour of the coin but the banks were not. The banks declared that only 15,000 would be needed for commerce while the Mint continued to manufacture around half a million pieces, packing them in cardboard tubes to improve the initial appearance of uncirculated specimens. Eventually, public opinion favoured the coin, and after the 1935 issue had run its course a 1936 silver Dollar was produced, using the same Voyageur reverse design but employing the old (1911) obverse portrait. Only 336,900 1936-dated silver Dollars were issued.
1936 heralded the death of George V and the accession of King Edward VIII and the Royal Canadian Mint would probably have produced pattern coins for the new monarch, but it was still handicapped by its reliance on the British Royal Mint for punches and other tools necessary for coin production. Also this year the Canadian Government asked Britain for permission to strike an obverse uncrowned portrait of the King, a radical departure from previous coinage portraits. Permission to depict the uncrowned portrait was received in Canada in early 1937, but in December 1936, Edward had abdicated, and the 1937 dollar coin featured the uncrowned head of King George VI instead.
If circumstances had been different Canada may have produced a 1937 dated silver Dollar with the crowned head of Edward VIII (in the style of the George V obverse) before the inevitable adoption of the new uncrowned portrait. It is however fairly certain that the 'Voyageur' reverse design would have graced the Edward VIII Dollar.
There were many ideas for designs. Canadian Mint Master Campbell anticipated a new obverse portrait and eventually the new Percy Metcalf crowned effigy of the King was used, in preference to the MacKennel version which had previously appeared on Canada's coinage.
The reverse motif was by Emanuel Hahn, featuring the 'Voyageur' design of a native and a trader in a canoe - the Indian and the representative of the fur company (voyageur) paddle a canoe containing two bundles past an island with two ragged trees. The use of this design continued until the end of the large (36mm.) diameter currency Dollar in the 1980s.
The Canada Dollar coin was given legal tender status on May 1, 1935, just five days before George V's Silver Jubilee.
Initially the Mint was in favour of the coin but the banks were not. The banks declared that only 15,000 would be needed for commerce while the Mint continued to manufacture around half a million pieces, packing them in cardboard tubes to improve the initial appearance of uncirculated specimens. Eventually, public opinion favoured the coin, and after the 1935 issue had run its course a 1936 silver Dollar was produced, using the same Voyageur reverse design but employing the old (1911) obverse portrait. Only 336,900 1936-dated silver Dollars were issued.
1936 heralded the death of George V and the accession of King Edward VIII and the Royal Canadian Mint would probably have produced pattern coins for the new monarch, but it was still handicapped by its reliance on the British Royal Mint for punches and other tools necessary for coin production. Also this year the Canadian Government asked Britain for permission to strike an obverse uncrowned portrait of the King, a radical departure from previous coinage portraits. Permission to depict the uncrowned portrait was received in Canada in early 1937, but in December 1936, Edward had abdicated, and the 1937 dollar coin featured the uncrowned head of King George VI instead.
If circumstances had been different Canada may have produced a 1937 dated silver Dollar with the crowned head of Edward VIII (in the style of the George V obverse) before the inevitable adoption of the new uncrowned portrait. It is however fairly certain that the 'Voyageur' reverse design would have graced the Edward VIII Dollar.