- Country:Canada
- Collection:Silver Commemorative $20
- Metal:Silver
- Year:2011
- Denomination:$20
- Finish:Complete
- Weight (oz):1.009
- Purity:0.9999
- Mintage:5660
- Product type:Coin
Shimmering Swarovski Elements highlight the crystalline beauty of each snowflake, beautifully crafted in 99.99% pure silver. Since its debut in 2007, all coins in the snowflake series have sold out.
This stunning coin captures the sparkle and allure of one of nature's most transient beauties, freezing it in timefor you to enjoy all year round.
Coin designs: Delicate snowflakes reveal the infinite diversity ofcrystalline sculptures that fill the air during a snowfall.
Packaging:
Coin is encapsulated and presented in a maroon clamshell case lined with flock and protected by a black sleeve.
What's your winter passion-snowstorm or light flurries?
Anticipation builds as the sky turns grey-andfinally releases the season's first snowfall. Acascade of crystalline stars drifts down to earthin the hush of winter's still crisp air; it will take amillion of them to cover 60 square centimetres ofground with 25 cm of snow.
Children eagerly transform snowflakes intosnowmen, forts and snowballs while camerasfocus on their breathtaking shapes and scientistsstudy their formation and how they influenceeveryday life in Canada.
Snowflakes are born high in the atmosphere. Theystart out as tiny molecules of water vapour thatfreeze around particles in the air. As they fall, theystick to each other and grow larger, shaped by thewind, moisture and temperature. Each snowflakefollows a different path and is affected by theelements in different ways. As a result, no twosnowflakes are exactly alike-each one boasts abeauty and design all its own.
