Goose Notes

Canada 1954 $20 Note 🇨🇦. This is the versu modified Queen Elizabeth portrait.

Canada 2024 $1 Coin 🇨🇦. This loonie is a commemorative circulation coin that pays tribute to the 150th anniversary of L. M. Montgomerys birthday , a Canadian literary icon who's stories are cherished by millions. The reverse features a profile portrait of the author (1874-1942) around the time Anne of Green Gables was written, along with the author’s signature and the cat drawing she often included in inscriptions. As a tribute to the power of imagination in Montgomery’s life and works, the coin design flows from the view of the author putting pen to paper (represented by the portfolio and inkwell) to that of the novel’s eponymous heroine gazing out at Canada’s Prince Edward Island—the idyllic setting for Anne of Green Gables, and the real-life inspiration for many of Montgomery’s stories. The obverse is a bust of King Charles III.

Canada 1984 Silver Dollar 🇨🇦. This non-circulation coin is composed of 50% silver and was available for purchase individually or as part of the proof set from that year. It was minted in 1984 to celebrate Toronto's 150th anniversary. The reverse of the coin has an indigenous person canoeing on Lake Ontario in front of the Toronto skyline, with the iconic CN tower in the background. The obverse is a bust of Queen Elizabeth II, Age 37 facing right. This is a beautiful proof example of the coin.

Canada 1971 Silver Dollar Coin 🇨🇦. This non-circulation coin is composed of 50% Silver and weighs 23.3 grams. It was minted to celebrate the Centennial anniversary of British Columbia. The reverse image is British Columbia's coat of arms, with the Centennial date surrounding. On the left side, a wapiti stag. On the right side, a bighorn sheep ram. The words underneath translate to " Splendour without diminishment". The obverse is a bust of Queen Elizabeth II, Age 37. This coin has some beautiful toning and color!

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USA 1978 10¢ Dime 🇺🇲. This standard circulation coin is made of nickel clad copper. These dimes are commonly referred to as the Roosevelt Dime. The reverse is the motto "E • PLU RIB US • U NUM", an olive branch, a torch, and an oak branch symbolize respectively peace, liberty, and victory and are surrounded with the face value and the lettering "UNITED STATES OF AMERICA". The obverse is a portrait of Franklin D. Roosevelt facing left, the 32nd President of the United States from 1933 to his death in 1945, accompanied by the motto: "IN GOD WE TRUST" and surrounded with the lettering "LIBERTY".

Italy 2020 1 Euro Coin 🇮🇹. This bi-metallic coin is a standard circulation coin for the EU. The obverse is a reproduction of the Vitruvian Man, a world renowned drawing created by Leonardo da Vinci around the year 1492, is encircled by the twelve stars of Europe. The reverse is a map, next to the face value, shows the European continent without borders.