- Country:Canada
- Collection:Gold Commemorative $2500
- Metal:Gold
- Year:2021
- Denomination:$2500
- Finish:Proof
- Weight (oz):32.347
- Purity:0.9999
- Mintage:40
- Product type:Coin
Art is history on this 1 kg pure gold heraldic homage to the past.
Plucked from the national archives, a pen-and-ink drawing from 1912 is now a limited-edition work of finely engraved art.
All the ornate details of the original concept have been painstakingly re-created and adapted to fill both sides of this luminous 99.99% pure gold kilo coin. There's a timeless quality to the reverse, yet its elegant design predates the arms created for Canada a century ago.
It's a spellbinding snapshot of an era, and a fascinating glimpse of Canada's early attempts to express its identity.
From the archives. In honour of the 100th anniversary of the Arms of Canada (1921-2021), we dug deep into Canada's heraldic past and Library and Archives Canada's collection to bring you this rare art treasure.
High rarity, high visual appeal. Only 40 of these coins will ever be minted - an exceptionally low worldwide mintage.
A gold kilo. Your coin is beautifully crafted in one kilogram of 99.99% pure gold and hand-polished to proof perfection.
A centennial program. Part of a yearlong 100th anniversary celebration of the Arms of Canada.
Includes serialized certificate. The Royal Canadian Mint certifies all of its collector coins.
No GST/HST
A chaotic heraldic era: 1867-1921
After Confederation, Canada experienced a period of expansion that is reflected in the wildly different heraldic designs of the era. The four-province shield assigned to the Dominion of Canada in 1868 for useas the Great Seal was a popular starting point for artists and amateur heralds: some surrounded it with Canadian art elements; others augmented it with the emblems of each new province and territory, resulting in a chaotic shield with up to nine quarterings. The different iterations appeared on documents, postcards, dishes and other memorabilia; and it was this lack of consensus that inspired the formation of a committee in 1919 to obtain new armorial bearings.
