“Gold!” It was the golden promise that lured more than 30,000 fortune seekers to Yukon’s Klondike region, and you get a sense of the experience with this 1 ounce pan-shaped (concave), 99.99% pure silver coin, marking the 125^th anniversary of the Klondike Gold Rush (1896-1899).

Framed by a gold-plated rim, the coin’s concave-shaped reverse features a design by RCM engraver Matt Bowen. A combination of engraved details and multiple frostings help capture the look of the steel pans used by those who went panning for gold during the Klondike Gold Rush (1896-1899). Water pouring out of the pan reveals gold-plated nuggets and flecks, which are engraved at the bottom of the pan. The reverse includes the words “CANADA” and “KLONDIKE 1896-2921” to commemorate the 125^th anniversary of the discovery that sparked the gold rush. The obverse features a face value of “25 DOLLARS” and the effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II by Susanna Blunt.

Although panning for gold remains one of the enduring romantic images of the Klondike Gold Rush, the influx of gold rushers to the Klondike region forever altered the land, uprooting and repressing the traditional ways of living of the Indigenous peoples who lived in the area for millennia prior to the arrival of settlers. Indigenous communities living in what became Yukon still grapple with this legacy today.

This coin has a limited mintage of 5,000 worldwide.

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99.99% pure silver
GST/HST exempt
Qualifies for free shipping

Product # 245746

$25 Pure Silver Coin - 125th Anniversary of the Klondike Gold Rush: Panning for Gold (2021)

$25 Pure Silver Coin - 125^th Anniversary of the Klondike Gold Rush: Panning for Gold (2021)