Canada: 2019 25 Cent 100th Anniversary of CN Rail Coin

Canada: 2019 25 Cent 100th Anniversary of CN Rail Coin

Design: Designed by Tony Bianco, your coin celebrates the 100th anniversary of Canadian National Railway (CN) by featuring two locomotives that represent the past and present. The coloured engine is CNR 2557, a GE C9-44CW (“Dash 9”) diesel-electric locomotive built in December 1997 and rated at 4,400 horsepower. Beneath the modern-day workhorse is CNR 6218, a steam-driven 4-8-4 Northernlocomotive built by Montreal Locomotive Works in 1942. Instead of denticles, train tracks circle the rim and frame a stylized map that alludes to the railway’s impact across Canada. The reverse includes the face value “25 CENTS”, the commemorative dates “1919” and “2019”, and the word “CANADA”. The obverse features the effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II by Susanna Blunt.

Mintage: 30000

Composition: nickel plated steel

Finish: modified specimen

Weight (g): 12.61

Diameter (mm): 35

Edge: plain

Face value: 25 Cent

Artist: Tony Bianco (reverse), Susanna Blunt (obverse)

Packaging: Your coin is encapsulated and presented in a Royal Canadian Mint-branded clamshell with a black beauty box.