THE ROYAL CANADIAN MINT'S LAUNCHES NEW SILVER COLLECTOR COIN TO CELEBRATE ARTEMIS II, THE FIRST FLIGHT OF A CANADIAN ASTRONAUT AROUND THE MOON
Punjab, April 2 -- OTTAWA, ON, April 2, 2026 /PRNewswire/ - The Royal Canadian Mint has proudly launched the 2026 $20 Fine Silver Coin - Moon Mission as Artemis II marks the historic return of crewed missions to the Moon since the end of the Apollo program in 1972. This colourful 99.99% pure silver coin, whose design comes to life with blacklight technology, also celebrates Canada's inaugural lunar mission, on which Canadian Space Agency (CSA) astronaut Jeremy Hansen becomes the first Canadian to fly around the Moon. Designed by Canadian artist Pandora Young, the coin's reverse illustrates Canada's role in the international NASA-led Artemis II mission through its depiction of a CSA astronaut in a full Orion Crew Survival System (OCSS) space...
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