This
double image lenticular coin is called “Bell Island”, and is the final coin in
the Haunted Canada series. The large format (35 mm diameter) 25 cent coin
features a portrait of a female figure dressed in white, hovering over a young
man. Using lenticular technology, a
haunting effect can be seen when the coin is tilted: the ghost’s youthful
appearance changes to a terrifying look.
The
reverse design uses lenticular technology to masterful effect, recreating an
eerie encounter on a dark night. The glow
of a hand-held lantern provides the only light for one anxious young man, who
is making his way through the marshes near Dobbin’s Gardens. The first image
finds the young man nervously looking over his shoulder, as behind him, an
ethereal female figure dressed in white appears to hover over him. Tilting the
coin to the other side reveals a frightening transformation: the ghost’s
youthful appearance has suddenly aged while the facial features and hands are
twisted in a terrifying manner! The young man’s expression is one of sheer
terror as both he and the ghost look out from the coin and directly at the
viewer.
The Haunting of Bell Island
Bell Island is an island located off the coast of
Newfoundland and Labrador in Conception Bay, and it is a place where a haunting
story is told of The Hag
with Two Faces. She comes in two forms:
a beautiful woman in white, and a deformed old hag. Most encounters circle
around the latter. Men have been known to walk through the small marshes, only
to come out days later, not knowing where they are, or where they have been.
They can only remember a putrid smell, and a grotesque old woman in ragged
clothes crawling towards them from the bushes, forcing them to the ground with
the smell of death.