- Country:Canada
- Collection:Gold Commemorative $200
- Metal:Gold
- Year:2019
- Denomination:$200
- Finish:Complete
- Weight (oz):1.07
- Purity:0.99999
- Mintage:300
- Product type:Coin
In partnership with Crossworks Manufacturing, your coin is a made-in-Ontario treasure and a true showpiece in every sense. Its jewellery-themed design features layers of ultra high relief engraving that lift and surround the undisputed star of this piece: a square-cut 0.20 carat Forevermark Black Label diamond. Marked by the promise of beauty, rarity and responsible sourcing, Black Label is cut with supreme symmetry to unleash the dazzling light of a Forevermark diamond. This rare, precious stone is also a piece of our mining history: it is one of the last diamonds sourced from the Victor Mine in Northern Ontario before its closure.
"Five years of research and design went into the development of the Forevermark Black Label Square diamond that adorns each coin. We never could have imagined this diamond would be so stunningly represented in a piece that is both breathtaking and everlasting. The collaboration between Crossworks Manufacturing and the Royal Canadian Mint is a little like a natural diamond: it is precious and rare. And the fruit of that partnership is a timeless, one-of-a-kind masterpiece like none other-a true work of art, imbued with the sparkle of a patented shaped, responsibly sourced Canadian Forevermark Black LabelSquare diamond." ItayAriel, HRA Group/Crossworks Manufacturing
Exceptional sparkle. Exquisite design. Endless appeal. Order today!
Special features:
A TRIPLE WOW COIN!Your coin includes three stunning features:
A 0.20-carat Forevermark Black Label diamond
Five 9's pure gold
Ultra high relief
ONE OF THE LAST DIAMONDS SOURCED FROM THE VICTOR MINE! A 0.20-carat Forevermark Black Label diamond is the centrepiece of this collector's item, which was engraved in our Ottawa facility. The precious gemstone is one of the last diamonds sourced from the Victor Mine in Northern Ontario before its closurein 2019.
A BRILLIANT PARTNERSHIP! Crafted with meticulous precision, the Royal Canadian Mint's diamond-themed celebration is the perfect fusion of world-classengraving and exclusive diamond cuts from Canada's premier diamantaire, Crossworks Manufacturing.
AN EXCLUSIVE INVITATION! Only 300 of these engraved masterpieces will be available worldwide. This is a rare opportunity to own a first-rate piece that brings added sparkle to any upscale collection.
CRAFTED IN FIVE 9'S PURE GOLD! Add this 1 oz. 99.999% pure gold jewellery-themed coin to your collection today!
INCLUDES SERIALIZED CERTIFICATE! The Royal Canadian Mint certifies all of its collector coins.
NO GST/HST!
"With this design, we focused on interpreting the elegant geometry by translating it into the circular shape of a coin. We looked at the diamond cut to see how the top and bottom patterns combine to reflect and refract the light. This is our artistic interpretation of the effect while simultaneously presenting the coin as a precious piece of jewellery." Rosina Reid, Three Degrees Creative
Design:
Designed by Three Degress Creative, your jewellery-themed coin features multiple layers of geometric shapes engraved in ultra high relief. The arrangement is an artistic interpretation of a diamond's brilliance; it was inspired by the 0.20 ct. square-cut Forevermark diamond embedded at the centre of the design.The obverse features the effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II by Susanna Blunt.
"Modelling an ultra high relief coinis always a challenge. To ensure the coin can be easily released from the die inside the press, the engraver has to add a draft (angle) to the relief. But controlling the draft becomes a constant battle since it spreads considerably as the relief climbs higher. Also, the pocket for the diamond is quite deep on this coin. We decided to cut as a direct die instead of cutting a matrix (negative image) then hobbing a punch (positive image) and a die (negative image). It meant that I had just one chance to refine the die instead of three." Matt Bowen, Engraver, Royal Canadian Mint
Did you knowÃ
Opened in 2008, the Victor Mine was Ontario's first commercial diamond mine. The open pitmine is located in the remote James Bay lowlands, near the coastal community of the Attawapiskat First Nation. It was known for producing diamonds of exceptional clarity.
This flawless square-cut diamond features symmetricalfacets that perfectly align to maximize the sparkle. The patented cut is exclusive to Crossworks Manufacturing Ltd., a Canadian company that isthe top diamantaire in North America.
In their constant pursuit of absolute beauty, every Forevermark diamond underges a journey of rigorous selection. This is why less than 1% of the world's diamonds are worthy of the Forevermark inscription à their promise of beauty, rarity and responsible sourcing.
