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Saturday 31 March 2018

690) The Canadian National Institute for the Blind (CNIB): 100th Anniversary: An Innovative Coin and Medallion Set issued by the Royal Canadian Mint commemorates the Centenary of the work done by the CNIB: Issue date 21.03.2018:

690) The Canadian National Institute for the Blind (CNIB): 100th Anniversary: An Innovative Coin and Medallion Set issued by the Royal Canadian Mint commemorates the Centenary of the work done by the CNIB: Issue date 21.03.2018:

For other interesting posts on honouring the work done for the blind/visually impaired persons please visit the following links:

1) A tour of Pune's Blind School and interaction with the students - a short story

2) A two-Rupee coin issued by the Indian Mints honouring Louis Braille on the occasion of his 200th Birth Anniversary in 2009 and a brief report on the Braille system

3) Canadian Institute for the Blind (CNIB): 100th Anniversary: A set of Silver coin of $30 and a Medallion issued by the Royal Canadian Mint on 21st March 2018

For other interesting posts on issues from the Royal Canadian Mint, please visit the following links/posts:


Innovative Coin and Medallion Set which honours the CNIB:

The Royal Canadian Mint has, for the first time, issued an innovative Silver coin and Bronze Medallion working in coordination with a partially sighted artist and including Braille to the coin and medal designs.

The coin commemorates the  incredible work done by CNIB in making a difference in the lives of blind and partially sighted persons over the last 100 years and the Institute's dedication to them. 

The Coin and Medallion Set was designed by Meghan Sims of Kitchener, Ontario. She was born with a rare visual condition called "Achromatopsia" and is fully colour blind.  Her unique visual perception of the world around her has shaped and become characteristic of her artistic style.
The Reverse of the $30 Silver Coin shows the world in black and whit as a fully colour blind person like its designer Meghan Sims does. 

An abstract eye over a mountain scene represents the foundation of the CNIB, a curved horizon evokes an eyelid, along with seven jack pines which honour CNIB's seven founding members.

The vibrant green colour draws one's attention to the centre of the coin where an overlaid sun and moon convey the passage of time.

The sun and moon actually are an iris and the curved horizon, an eyelid with lashes that stand as trees honouring the 7 founders of the CNIB.

A Braille inscription engraved on the coin reads "100". Inscribed on the lower periphery is "CNIB 1918-2018 INCA".

Incidentally, the jack pine is a symbol of the strength and resilience of people living with sight loss.

The setting up of the CNIB - the 7 visionaries:

In the wake of the First World War and the Halifax Explosion that left hundreds of persons blind or partially sighted, the seven founders of CNIB believed that those who had been injured could lead productive lives, nurture their talents and ultimately fulfil their dreams. The setting up of the CNIB was a result of their vision

The Obverse of the $30 Silver coin  shows an effigy of Queen Elizabeth II made by Susanna Blunt.

The peripheral inscriptions are - ELIZABETH II  CANADA  D.G. REGINA  30 DOLLARS". ("D.G. REGINA" stands for "By the Grace of God Queen).

The Reverse of the Bronze Medallion shows the same image and inscriptions as in the $30 Silver Coin.

Usually medallions are encapsulated to maintain their original condition, but this medallion has been presented without a capsule, so that the braille engraving of the number "100" and the legend "CNIB-100-INCA" and the coin design can be experienced through touch alone.

The Obverse of the Medallion has the peripheral inscriptions in English and French and in the centre in Braille "CNIB 100th ANNIVERSARY", "100th ANNIVERSAIRE INCA" "1918-2018".

The specifications of this Coin & Medallion set are:

Mintage: 3,000 sets; Metal Composition: .9999 pure Silver (Ag.), Bronze; Coin Quality: Proof - Medal Quality: Antique Bronze; Weight: 62.69 grams (each); Diameter/Size: 50.0 mm (Silver), 52 mm (Bronze); Edge: Serrated (Silver), Plain (Bronze);Certificate of Authenticity (COA): Serialised; Face value: (Silver coin): $30; Designers: Reverse: Meghan Sims, Obverse: Susanna Blunt; Year of issue: 2018.


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