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Auction: 312 - Numismatic Collector's Series Sale
Lot: 1228

Canada. 2009 "Surviving the Flood" Olympic $250 Silver Coin. NGC PR69 Ultra Cameo. Mintage 1,500. Queen Elizabeth II adorns the obverse while the reverse displays an artistic native rendering. The design is inspired by the native Squamish people that tell a story of a great flood that threatened their survival. The people banded together in canoes, and tied their canoes to Mount Garibaldi so they would not drift away. Per the story, an eagle caught salmon and dropped the fish into the canoes, giving the Squamish people sustenance and ensuring their survival. This story depicts the power of many working together as well as the power, connection, and interdependence between man and nature. Much of this is artistically woven into the coin´s design and makes for an incredibly collectible issue. Housed in the original box of issue. From the Waldman Collection.

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