1901-2001 MARCONI; CANADA AND BRITAIN CELEBRATE THE "FATHER OF WIRELESS" 100 AN

Description

1901 to 2001- In Memory of the "Father of wireless" and on its100th anniversary, Canada and Britain pay tribute to Guglielmo Marconi (1874-1937), on the first wireless transmission across the Atlantic. He did this on the inspiration in the works of Heinrich Hertz.
The United Kingdom two-pound coin features wireless waves in both the centre and outer border while a spark of electricity linking the zeros of the date generates a radiating series of three dots-the Morse code letter "S". The Canadian five-dollar coin recaptures the transmission of this signal from England to Canada where it envelops a cameo of Guglielmo Marconi.
The obverse of both coins features an Effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.
Canada Coin:
British Coin:
Denom:                                                                 Two Pounds
Edge: serrated
Alloy: Coin: 92.5% silver. 7.5% copper            Outer circle: Sterling .925 plated with 22-karat gold.
inner disc:    Sterling .925 silver
Cameo: 24-karat gold-plated.
Diameter: 28.4mm                                                                     28.4 mm
Weight:     16.86 gms                                                                 12.00 gms
Quality:    Proof                                                                         Reverse Proof
Mintage:  30000.                                                                       30000.
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