Gold Ounce 2023 Klondike Gold Rush, Coin from Canada - detailed information

Gold Ounce 2023 Klondike Gold Rush, Coin from Canada
CoinGold Ounce 2023 Klondike Gold Rush

Like many other mints, the Royal Canadian Mint issues coins in precious metals having much higher intrinsic value than their face value; it is one of the major bullion coin producers in the world. Many of these bullion coins are in the internationally popular one ounce (1 oz) of gold format.

This gold bullion coin denominated as $200 is the third release in the Klondike Gold Rush series, which is dedicated to the 125th anniversary of the world-famous Klondike Gold Rush (1896 - 1899) in Canada.

The series follows the path of gold from discovery to minting into coins. This release is titled "Passage for Gold" and depicts the process of transportation of gold from the mine fields.

The Mint says about it:
As the Klondike Gold Rush went on, continued prospecting and the influx of stampeders bound for the boom town of Dawson City fueled a demand for transportation. Most made the treacherous journey by foot and boat, but in 1898, work began on a narrow-gauge railroad that would serve as a vital link to the coast - and to the rest of the world.

Completed in 1900, the White Pass & Yukon Route (WP&YR) Railway was a marvel of engineering that spanned 175 kilometres, from Skagway, Alaska, to Whitehorse, Yukon. It took a total workforce of 35,000 men to overcome some of the most challenging terrain and complete “The Scenic Railway of the World,” the steepest pitched railway in Canada.

As a freight, ore and passenger carrier, WP&YR drastically shortened the journey in and out of the Yukon’s interior and facilitated the flow of goods. Freight could be offloaded in Whitehorse then ferried down the Yukon River to Dawson City, while gold could be loaded onto barges and sent upriver to Whitehorse, where it was loaded onto WP&YR trains bound for the coast.

The WP&YR was reopened as a tourist attraction in 1988 and excursions continue to run on the lower portion of the original line. It is a lasting reminder of the Klondike Gold Rush era, when the feverish search for riches paved the way for the Yukon to join Confederation and made Canada one of the world’s leading gold producers; but the gold rush also irrevocably altered both the landscape and the lives of the Indigenous peoples who lived there. The legacy of the Klondike Gold Rush is complex, and the effects, both good and bad, are still being felt today.

MintRoyal Canadian Mint Mint MarkNo mint mark Mintageunknown
Obverse
Canada / Gold Ounce 2023 Klondike Gold Rush - obverse photo

The obverse of the coin shows the mature portrait of Queen Elizabeth II facing right. The Queen is bare headed (not crowned) and wears a pearl necklace and pearl stud earrings.

In small letters below left, on the shoulder of the Queen's garment, the initials of the designer, SB (for Susanna Blunt).

Around the effigy is the monarch's legend and the face value: EIZABETH II D · G · REGINA 200 DOLLARS. Translated from Latin, the legend means: Elizabeth the Second, by the Grace of God, Queen.

In the left field, the memorial inclusion of the years of the Queen's reign, 1952 - 2022, separated by four pearls symbolising the four portraits shed had on Canadian coinage through the years.

The background is textured with fine radial lines.

Obverse Inscription EIZABETH II D · G · REGINA 200 DOLLARS
Reverse
Canada / Gold Ounce 2023 Klondike Gold Rush - reverse photo

The reverse design depicts on the left workers shoveling ore onto a sluice, and on the right a steam train.

The artist's initials SH (for Steve Hepburn) are on the left, on the gravel below one of the workers.

Around above, the inscription CANADA, below which the date 2023.

Below right, the purity of the metal: 99999 (99.999% gold).

Around below, the bilingual (English and French) inscription FINE GOLD 1 OZ OR PUR (one troy ounce of pure gold), divided by a small circle in which a maple leaf - the symbol of Canada.

Below left, there is a small privy mark in the form of a maple leaf within a larger maple leaf, at the centre of which is the numeral 23, for the last two digits of the year.

The background is textured with fine radial lines.

Reverse Inscription CANADA 2023 99999 FINE GOLD 1 OZ OR PUR
EdgeMilled interruptedEdge InscriptionNone
Notes

Finish: bullion (Brilliant Uncirculated).
Packaging: in assay card.
RCM Product Number: 207427.

The coin was issued during the reign of King Charles III. However, as no portrait of the King was approved for use in Canada yet, the obverse shows a "memorial effigy of Queen Elizabeth II" with the inclusion of the dates of her reign.

See also

Coins in the Klondike Gold Rush series include:
- 1 oz Gold, Klondike Gold Rush - Panning for Gold, 2021
- 1 oz Gold, Klondike Gold Rush - Prospecting for Gold, 2022
- 1 oz Gold, Klondike Gold Rush - Passage for Gold, 2023
- 1 oz Gold, Klondike Gold Rush - From Doré to Refined Gold, 2024

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Gold Ounce 2023 Klondike Gold Rush: Details
CountryCanada
CurrencyCanadian Dollar
Coin TypeGold Ounce (1 oz), Bullion
Issued2023
MonarchKing Charles III
EffigyQueen Elizabeth II - Portrait by Susanna Blunt
Face Value200 (x Dollar)
Mintageunknown
CurrentYes
Material0.99999 Gold
DesignerSteve Hepburn
TechnologyMilled (machine-made)
ShapeRound
OrientationMedal Alignment (Axis 0)
Size30.0000 mm
Mass31.1100 g
OCC IDLBRP-ERRC-MKDA-EMNY
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