This set of coin rings is for a very special couple in Canada. Canadian silver coins can be ringed into very cool looking coin rings. It was fun crafting both of them. 1939 Canadian silver dollar is around 35mm in diameter and there are 4 different designs. 1942 Canadian 50 cent coin was around 29mm in diameter.
1939 Canadian silver dollar history
This coin, the second commemorative silver dollar struck in Canada, was minted to celebrate the visit of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth in 1939. The reverse of the coin depicts the Parliament buildings in Ottawa. The Latin legend FIDE SUORUM REGNAT (He reigns by the faith of his people) appears above. The design was created by sculptor Emmanuel Hahn, whose initials, EH, appeared on the original model. This was not an unusual feature since Hahn’s initials appear on silver dollars minted prior to 1939. His initial H, can also be seen on his well-known designs for Canada’s ten-cent and twenty-five cent pieces – the Bluenose and the caribou head – for the series minted since 1937.
The Government of the day, however, seemed to disapprove of the personal touch on this coin and the initials were removed from the final version without consultation. Hahn made strong representations to the Mint, the Minister of Finance and the Prime Minister. The only explanation that he received came from W. C. Clark, Deputy Minister of Finance, who informed Hahn that the decision to omit his initials had been made by the Governor in Council. The obverse of the coin bears the portrait of George VI facing left, surrounded by his Latin titles. The coin contains 80% silver.
1942 Canadian silver 50 cent history
The fifty-cent piece is the common name of the Canadian coin worth 50 cents. The coin’s reverse depicts the coat of arms of Canada. At the opening ceremonies for the Ottawa branch of the Royal Mint, held on January 2, 1908, Governor General Earl Grey struck the Dominion of Canada’s first domestically produced coin. It was a silver fifty-cent piece bearing the effigy of King Edward VII.
Mintage
- 50 cents 1942 – Narrow Date : 1 974 165
- 50 cents 1942 – Wide Date : Included
Specifications – 50 cents 1942 – Narrow Date
- Alloy: 80% silver, 20% copper
- Weight: 11.66 grams
- Diameter : 29.72 mm, thickness 2 mm
- Engraver: Obverse: T. H. Paget, Reverse: G. E. Kruger- Gray
- Designer: Obverse: T. H. Paget, Reverse: G. E. Kruger- Gray
- Edge: Reeded
- Magnetism: Nonmagnetic
- Die axis: ↑↑
