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Royal Canadian Mint releases coin showing UFO sighting

The Royal Canadian Mint has released a glow-in-the-dark coin that shows a flying saucer crashing into the sea.

It depicts a UFO sighting reported off Shag Harbour in Nova Scotia back in 1967.

The coin, which has a face value of $20, is being sold by the Mint for $129.95.

More than 95% of the 4,000 coins have already been sold.

<who> Photo credit: Royal Canadian Mint

To see the flying saucer – which is being stared at by awed fisherman – it is necessary to shine a black-light flashlight on the coin.

The flashlight is included with the coin.

“This coin brings attention to a story that many people don't know about,” Laurie Wickens, eyewitness and president of the Shag Harbour UFO Incident Society, said.

“The Shag Harbour Incident is one of the best government-documented UFO crashes – even today, the case remains open and unsolved.”

The coin, which was designed by Pandora Young, comes with a certificate from the Mint.

On the obverse is Queen Elizabeth II.



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