2001 Canada $5 100th Anniversary of the 1st Wireless Transmission Coin (2nd Coin Great Britain Issue) with Set – Marconi

100th anniversary of the first wireless transmission five dollar coin, 1901-2001. On December 12th, 1901, Guglieimo Marconi (1874-1937) successfully transmitted the first wireless message across the Atlantic from Poldhu in Cornwall, England, to Signal Hill in St. John s Newfoundland. Issued to commemorate this anniversary the Royal Canadian Mint in conjunction with the Royal Mint