• Country:Canada
• Collection:Gold Commemorative 350cad
• Metal:Gold
• Year:2008
• Denomination:$350
• Finish:Proof
• Weight (oz):1.125
• Purity:0.99999
• Mintage:1313
• Product type:Coin

99999 Gold Coin Ð Purple Saxifrage (2008)
Since this collection's launch in 1998, the unsurpassed purity standard of these coins has put them in a class of their own. Numismatists who began acquiring each annual issue are now the proud owners of 11 coins ina remarkable 14-coin collection featuring the floral emblems of each Canadian province and territory.

Even on its own, this coin's purity and low mintage make it a highly sought-after acquisition.

This latest issue features the Arctic's lovely creeping purple saxifrage, also known as French-knot moss, or aupilaktunnguat in Inuktitut, thenative language of Nunavut, which adopted this flower as its floral emblem in 2000. Few peopleget to see this northern beauty at its best; by the timethe weather is warm enough to attracttourists, its purple blooms are long gone.

Highlights
Recognized as the world's purest goldcoin and with a limited mintage of only 1,400 coins worldwide, this numismatic treasure ishand-polished to proof perfection.

Reverse
A cluster of star-shaped blooms atop thesaxifrage's delicate scale-like leaves.