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Centennial Flight of Silver Dart with 2009 Silver Dollar

Face Value: 1 dollar
Composition: 92.5% silver, 7.5% copper, gold-plated on reverse and edge
Weight (g): 25.18
Diameter (mm): 36.07
Edge: Serrated
Finish: Proof and selective gold plating
Artist: Jason Bouwman (reverse), Suzanna Blunt (obverse)

On February 23, 1909, on a frozen lake in Nova Scotia, a silver-winged "aerodrome" amazed onlookers as it flew 0.8 km (0.5 mi) to complete the first airplane flight in Canada. Designed and built by the Aerial Experiment Association under Alexander Graham Bell, the Silver Dart flew 50 times before being destroyed during military trials; around the world the potential value of flight in war was fast being discovered.

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