Gold Investment Coin Gold Rush in the Klondike - Gold Rush 1 Oz 2021 (.99999)

Klondike Gold Rush: Panning for Gold 2021 - .99999

A premium gold investment coin issued by the Royal Canadian Mint in 2021, weighing 1 Oz in the absolute highest purity of 99.999% gold, is being released as part of the new Klondike Gold Rush series. The first coin in the series, launched to mark the 125th anniversary of the first discovery of gold, represents the simplest process of extracting gold from placer - panning.

The gold investment coin features a detail of a pan in the hands of a gold miner on its reverse. Water is coming out of the tilted pan, revealing gold nuggets among the sediments. The outflowing water falls on a small circle containing Canada's national symbol, the maple leaf. The coin's security features include fine radial lines on the background and a security mark in the form of a small maple leaf. The microscopic laser mark contains the year of issue "21", which can be seen under a magnifying glass. Included are the designer's initials "SH", the purity indication "99999" and the year of issue "2021". The description of the coin includes the inscriptions "CANADA", "FINE GOLD" and "1 OZ OR PUR".
During the brief Klondike gold rush, the promise of gold lured more than 30,000 fortune seekers to northern Canada and forever changed the country, its people and their existing way of life.
The largest-ever migration of people in search of gold was triggered by an event on August 16, 1896. Californian George Carmack and his Indian-born wife Shaaw Tlàa (Kate Carmack) and brothers-in-law Keish (Skookum Jim Mason) and Kàa Goox (Dawson Charlie) discovered a gold deposit in Rabbit Creek, later renamed Bonanza Creek. News of the famous find caused an immediate rush of prospectors. The following year, people from all over the world traveled to the desolate Klondike region by the thousands. The ensuing boom spurred the Yukon's entry into Confederation and made Canada one of the world's leading gold producers.
The Klondike gold rush also had a devastating impact on local aboriginal communities. Gold prospectors not only displaced these communities, but also instituted policies that fundamentally undermined their traditions. Indigenous peoples are still struggling with this legacy today. The gold rush is often seen as a great adventure, but its consequences are more complex. It wasn't just a pursuit of wealth. It was a critical moment in Canadian history that irreversibly affected the entire nation.

The obverse depicts a traditional portrait of Queen Elizabeth II by Susanne Blunt with the inscriptions "ELIZABETH II", "D. G. REGINA" and the denomination "200 DOLLARS".

The coin is encased in a protective plastic card, which also serves as a certificate of authenticity.

This product is part of the following product sets: