$30 Sterling Silver Coin – International Year of Astronomy (2009) 50 cent which premiered on October 6

which premiered on October 6

To Canadians at home and abroad

This beautiful effigy of Christ the Savior wearing a crown of thorns has been embellished with gold of the Baltic Sea – the Polish amber

and year of production

with three silhouettes representing the different branches (navy

$30 Sterling Silver Coin – International Year of Astronomy (2009) 50 cent which premiered on October 6Theme: A universe beyond. From the earliest days of prehistory, humanity has looked up at the sky in wonder. Early civilizations told countless legends of magical powers and beings that ruled from the sky. The monoliths of Stonehenge the pyramids of Egypt around the world, ancient sites testify to humanity's desire to see beyondand to understand. Over centuries, seekers watched and charted, recorded and theorized. And then, in 1609, Galileo Galilei