2023 $1 Elsie MacGill Special Wrap Roll (colour)
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Product Overview
Celebrate the extraordinary life and accomplishments of aeronautic trailblazer Elsie MacGill with this special wrap roll of 25 brilliant uncirculated 2023 $1 commemorative coins. The design features a portrait of MacGill (1905–1980) together with a sky backdrop which highlights some of her historic engineering achievements. At the top is the Maple Leaf Trainer II—the first aircraft to be produced and designed by a woman—while the larger colourized plane is the WWII-era Hawker Hurricane, which MacGill played a key role in producing.
About Elsie MacGill
MacGill was the first Canadian woman to graduate with a degree in electrical engineering, the first woman in North America with an advanced degree in aeronautics, and the world's first woman to become an aircraft designer. She designed, oversaw production and was aboard the test flight of the Maple Leaf Trainer II. She was "Queen of the Hurricanes" and pivotal in the production of the Hawker Hurricane in Canada during World War II, and designed a series of modifications including de-icing and skis to equip the plane for cold-weather flying.
She went on to serve on aeronautical research and regulatory committees for the National Research Council and the United Nations. During her appointment to the Canadian Royal Commission on the Status of Women, she supported abortion and tax laws that made women responsible for themselves.
Among several awards, Elsie earned four honourary doctorates, was made an officer of the Order of Canada, and The Ninety-Nines, Inc., International Organization of Women Pilots presented her with the Amelia Earhart Memorial Scholarship medallion.
All her work and achievements were accomplished even though she contracted polio at the age of 24. The only thing that this stopped was her deep desire to obtain a pilot's certificate. However, from the rear seat of the Maple Leaf Trainer and for thousands of hours hovering over her engineering drafting table, MacGill flew.
• Mintage: 15,000 rolls
• Also available is the 2023 $1 Elsie MacGill special wrap roll (classic engraved; no colour; item 722733)
Includes:
• 2023 $1 Elsie MacGill Special Wrap Roll (Colour Version)
Warranty Information:
This product comes with a 30-day warranty through TSC.
