$30 Sterling Silver Coin – International Year of Astronomy (2009) 50 cent This beautiful effigy of Christ

This beautiful effigy of Christ the Savior wearing a crown of thorns has been embellished with gold of the Baltic Sea – the Polish amber

weaving their way across the star-studded sky

given Canada’s status as a relatively young nation

To Canadians at home and abroad

your coin depicts Nanaboozhoo climbing the highest cliff to get to the Thunderbirds’ nest

$30 Sterling Silver Coin – International Year of Astronomy (2009) 50 cent This beautiful effigy of ChristTheme: A universe beyond. From the earliest days of prehistory, humanity has looked up at the sky in wonder. Early civilizations told countless legends of magical powers and beings that ruled from the sky. The monoliths of Stonehenge the pyramids of Egypt around the world, ancient sites testify to humanity's desire to see beyondand to understand. Over centuries, seekers watched and charted, recorded and theorized. And then, in 1609, Galileo Galilei