The Royal Canadian Mint have released a new silver coin which is in itself a first-ever, more a replica model rather than a coin with a traditional surface struck with a relief finish. Arguably one of the most famous starships of all, Star Trek’s celebrated USS Enterprise NCC-1701 is instantly recognizable by the rounded saucer shape and nacelles
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Canada: 25th Anniversary of First Canadian Woman in Space Celebrated on New Silver Curved Coin
On November 1, the Royal Canadian Mint launched a celebratory coin that remembers the day Canada’s first female astronaut blasted off into space: January 22, 1992, aboard the United States space shuttle Discovery on mission STS-42. Twenty-five years later, Canadians celebrate her inspiring accomplishment with the world’s first-ever curved and glow-in-the-dark silver coin, which was unveiled by Dr