Description
Before dawn on the morning of January 1, 1970, a nurse at a hospital in Duncan, B.C., opened the curtain in a patient’s room. What she saw next is depicted on the Royal Canadian Mint’s sixth Canada’s Unexplained Phenomena coin.
The nurse described seeing a large saucer-shaped, glass-domed craft. Inside the object, which was estimated to be 50 feet (15 metres) in diameter and illuminated from the bottom, two male-like figures clad in dark cloth appeared to be standing in front of a large panel. Absorbed by the the sight, the nurse studied both the craft and its occupants, until one of them reached down to grab hold of what appeared to be a lever… and the object quickly moved out of sight.
This is the sixth coin in a popular series that brings you some of Canada’s most fascinating tales of unexplained phenomena, from strange sightings to close encounters.
KEY FEATURES:
- Includes a black light flashlight that activates the technology embedded on the coin’s reverse.
- In normal lighting conditions, the colour-over-engraved reverse presents a view of the mysterious craft, but the bright lights are amplified when the black light paint technology is activated.
- On the coin’s obverse, the wormhole-like pattern is a nod to the UFO theme on the reverse.
- Mintage is limited to 6,500 and all previous UFO coins old out quickly.
Mintage: 6,500
Composition: 99.99% pure silver with colour and black light technology
Weight: 31.56 g
Diameter: 49.80 mm x 28.60 mm
Face Value: $20
Finish: Proof
Edge: Plain
Artist: Patrick Belanger (reverse)
Packaging: Black clamshell with black beauty box
Finished Size: 88 mm x 88 mm
