Item number: A2661

Year: AD 1939

Material: Silver

Size: 36.0 x 36.0 x 2.5 mm

Weight: 23.4 g

Manufactured by: Royal Canadian Mint

Provenance: Da Chen Stamps and Coins Collection 2014

This is a one-dollar silver commemorative coin issued in AD 1939 by the Dominion of Canada, a self-governing dominion within the British Empire, to commemorate the royal visit of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth.

The obverse features a left-facing portrait of King George VI, with the initials “HP” appearing at the lower right of the neck to signify the engraver, Humphrey Paget. Encircling the portrait is the Latin legend “GEORGIVS VI D:G:REX ET IND:IMP,” meaning “George VI, by the Grace of God, King and Emperor of India.”

The reverse depicts the silhouette of the Centre Block of Parliament Hill, the Gothic Revival building that serves as the political centre of Canada in its capital, Ottawa. On May 20, AD 1939, the King and Queen visited the Centre Block to meet with members of the Canadian Parliament and subsequently presided over a Trooping of the Colour ceremony on the adjacent grounds in celebration of Victoria Day. The upper periphery bears the Latin inscription “FIDE SVORVM REGNAT,” translating to “He reigns by the faith of his people.” The lower portion is inscribed with the issuing country’s name “CANADA,” the date “1939,” and the denomination “1 DOLLAR.”

From May 17 to June 15, AD 1939, on the eve of the Second World War, King George VI and Queen Elizabeth undertook a landmark royal tour of Canada, marking the first visit by a reigning British monarch to the dominion. During the tour, the royal couple travelled across all Canadian provinces and made an official visit to the United States, where they met with President Franklin D. Roosevelt. In the postwar years, Queen Elizabeth — by then known as the Queen Mother — would return to Canada on numerous occasions for both official engagements and private visits.

物件編號: A2661

年代: 公元 1939 年

材質: 銀

尺寸: 36.0 x 36.0 x 2.5 mm

重量: 23.4 g

製造地: 加拿大皇家鑄幣廠

來源: 大城郵幣社 2014

這是一枚公元1939年，作為大英帝國轄下的自治領加拿大，為紀念英國國王喬治六世賢伉儷出訪，所發行的面額1元銀質紀念幣。

錢幣正面是英王喬治六世的左側肖像，肖像脖子右下角的「HP」是雕刻家漢弗萊·佩吉特的姓名縮寫。周圍的拉丁環形銘文「GEORGIVS VI D:G:REX ET IND:IMP」即「喬治六世，蒙上帝恩典的國王和印度皇帝」。

錢幣背面是作為加拿大政治中心，即位於首都渥太華哥德式建築的國會山莊中央大樓剪影。公元1939年5月20日，國王賢伉儷共同在中央大樓拜會加拿大的議員，並且在外面的廣場主持「維多利亞日」軍旗敬禮分列式。錢幣上緣為拉丁銘文「FIDE SVORVM REGNAT」意思是「他因民眾的信仰而得以為王」，下半部則依序標示國名「CANADA」(加拿大)、年份「1939」和面額「1 DOLLAR」(一元)。

公元1939年5月17日至6月15日，即第二次世界大戰爆發前夕，英王喬治六世偕同妻子伊莉莎白王后出訪加拿大，成為英國歷史上第一位在任內出訪加拿大的英國國王。喬治六世賢伉儷在參訪期間走遍加拿大各省，並且順道出訪美國跟小羅斯福總統進行國事會面。第二次世界大戰結束後，彼時已經成為皇太后的伊莉莎白亦有多次前往加拿大的官方和私人參訪行程。