2013 Canadian Arctic Expedition Centennial 4-Coin Special Quarter Collection: HEART OF THE ARCTIC/ AU COEUR DE L'ARCTIQUE

2013 Canadian Arctic Expedition Centennial 4-Coin Special Quarter Collection: HEART OF THE ARCTIC/ AU COEUR DE L'ARCTIQUE, is packaged in the original Royal Canadian Mint factory plastic, MINT CONDITION coins and case.

In 1913, an international crew of scientists, sailors, guides and crewmen called the Canadian Arctic Expedition (CAE) set sail on a remarkable voyage of discovery in Canada's High Arctic. During the five years that followed, their work would touch unprecedented facets of Canada's far-flung northern reaches, including: previously unknown lands and islands, as well as thousands of photographs, artifacts and specimens that offered Canadians a glimpse of life in the Arctic. Their discoveries not only better defined Canada's northern boundaries, but fundamentally contributed to Canada's scientific, social and cultural knowledge of the Arctic and the people who lived there.

This Special Collectors 4-Coin set includes:

• Two .25 cent uncirculated, brilliant, frosted, coins that tell the story of the First Canadian Arctic Expedition that set out 100 years ago. It was inspired by a photograph taken of Expedition members posing next to their loaded sled and trusted dogs, who stand ready to pull them across the Arctic in search of uncharted lands. Artist: Bonnie Ross, and
• Two .25 cent uncirculated, brilliant, frosted, coins that tell the story of the beluga and bowhead whales, which are often seen swimming the Arctic waters. It also speaks fo kayaks and umiaks, the boats used by the Inuits to travel and hunt. It shows the pattern of an igloo's snow blocks and an amauti that tells the story of Inuit women. And it tells of a Dorset mask and Thule comb from the ancient people of the North.

Also included in this set is the full-fold-out "Find The Explorer In YOU" poster, where young and old can collect lost coins and help find their way in The Heart of The Arctic.