Description Canada. 125th Anniversary - International Polar Year. Twenty dollars 2007. Obverse: Queen Elizabeth II right. Legend: D . G . REGINA . ELIZABETH II Reverse: The coins prominently feature Sir Martin Frobisher who, in 1576, was the first to attempt to discover the Northwest Passage aboard the Gabriel. A ship appears alongside a 16th century compass and an Inuit paddling a traditional kayak. Royal Canadian mint, Ottawa, mintage 9,163. Silver: 0.925, 27.78g, 40mm. (Bullion 0.826 Troy ounces). Catalogue: KM# 737. Finnish; Proof.
