Description
A stunning coloured image of the 1932 Bickle Chieftain Triple Combination Fire Engine is depicted on the reverse of this 2005-dated 1oz coin struck by The Perth Mint from 99.9% pure silver.
Built in Ontario, Canada by the Bickle company, the Chieftain was a triple combination pumping engine equipped with a fire pump, water tank, hose and ladders.
The Perth Mint will release just 5,000 individual coins.
The reverse depicts a 1932 Bickle Triple Combination Pumper in colour.
The fire engine is portrayed inside a stylised fire hose and the words FIRE ENGINES OF THE WORLD.
Each coin is housed in an eye-catching red presentation case accompanied by a numbered Certificate of Authenticity.
Each case comes within a shipper depicting a coloured image of the fire engine.