From stem to stern, this dual-sided $30 pure silver coin is an elegant tribute to the historic passenger steamship, the SS Keewatin.

The reverse design features a starboard bow view of SS Keewatin in service in the Canadian Pacific Railway Upper Lake fleet between 1908 and 1965. The obverse features the framed effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II beneath the port stern view of Keewatin, as she plies the waters between Port McNicoll, Ont., and Port Arthur/Fort William (present-day Thunder Bay), Ont.

The large diameter allows for very finely engraved details, including the ship’s name.

Five years older than Titanic, SS Keewatin was built in 1907 in Govan, Scotland, in the same Edwardian-era tradition – and with a similar focus on luxury, comfort and class – as the famous ocean liner.

After crossing the Atlantic, Keewatin entered service in 1908 as part of CPR’s Upper Great Lakes fleet. And for more than 50 seasons, her lake route was the two-and-a-half-day run from her home port of Port McNicoll, Ont., to another key CPR terminal, Port Arthur/Fort William (now Thunder Bay), Ont. But as freight transportation shifted to planes, trains and automobiles, the “Kee” was focused on transporting tourists as part of the CPR trans-Canada train/boat experience, "The Canadian". She was eventually retired on November 28, 1965.

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99.99% pure silver
Qualifies for free shipping
GST/HST exempt

Product # 245612

2020 $30 Pure Silver Coin - SS Keewatin