2011 Canada Proof Double Dollar Set – 100th Anniversary of Parks Canada

2011 Canada Proof Double Dollar Set – 100th Anniversary of Parks Canada

The Dominion Parks Branch—known today as Parks Canada—was founded in 1911, and mandated to conserve Canada’s unrivalled wilderness for Canadians to explore, and enjoy. Parks Canada is the world’s first system of national parks. From these seeds of sustainable thinking, Canada has—through the innovation of Parks Canada—nurtured a legacy of conservation that has blossomed to include 300,000 square kilometres of protected land and places of outstanding cultural and natural importance to the common heritage of humanity.

Special Features:

• It is the fourth set to feature the commemorative silver dollar selectively gold plated on the reverse and the edge.
• Commemorate a world first: Canada’s immense system of 42 National Parks, 167 National Historical Sites, and four National Marine Conservation Areas. Parks Canada also tends to ten of Canada’s fourteen UNESCO world heritage sites, from the Viking settlements of Newfoundland’s L’Anse aux Meadows to the North Coast Mountains of Kluane National Park and Reserve.

Face Value: Set – Included are the $2, $1, Loonie, 50 cent, 25 cent, 10 cent, 5 cent, 1 cent coin.

Mintage: 45000

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Finish: Proof

Please note: pre-owned set, may have minor damage or defects to packaging, COA has damage, missing outer black beauty box.