Major gold exhibit on view in Vancouver

An multi-million-dollar exhibit of ancient and modern gold artifacts is on display at the Pacific Mineral Museum in Vancouver B.C., until Nov. 4.

Titled Gold: A Celebration of Beauty, Passion and Treasure, the exhibit includes items from Australia, Brazil, China, India and more than 10 other countries.

“From rare gold crystals to spectacular gold bars, Canadians have never seen an exhibit of this magnitude,” says Ross Beaty, president of the Pacific Mineral Museum Society. “This exhibit illustrates the importance of gold throughout the ages, the role it plays in our economy and the role it will have in our future.”

Among the gold coins on display is the first ever struck in ancient Greece, circa 561 BC. Struck by Croesus, king of Lydia (560-546 BC), the coin depicts a lion and a bull facing each other. Also featured is the only coin ever struck by Genghis Khan, circa 1221.

Other attractions include:

– the Harvard Gold Collection’s renowned “Horn,” considered the finest gold specimen in the world;

– helmets and other items from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration;

– the jewelry collection of Canadian artist William Reid (1920-1988), including the famed “Milky Way Necklace”;

– coins from the Royal Canadian Mint; and

– various specimens from the Royal Ontario Museum.

For more information, contact Almira Bardai of the Wilcox Group at (604) 488-1100.