- Country:Canada
- Collection:Silver Commemorative $250 1 Kilo
- Metal:Silver
- Year:2013
- Denomination:$250
- Finish:Proof
- Weight (oz):32.151
- Purity:0.9999
- Mintage:320
- Product type:Coin
The Arctic lands beautifully rendered in fine silver!
For all new orders placed as of April 19th, 2013, shipping will start in June 2013.
Sculpted by relentless winds, grinding ice and bitter cold, the vast, open Canadian Arctic landscape embodiesthe ancient spirit of Earth's glacial past. Locked in twilight for much of the year, cast in blinding contrast for its few months of midnight sun, theCanadian Arctic is like no other place on Earth.
For Canadians, the Arctic represents not only a massivecomponent of the nation's geography and the interconnectedness of Canadian lands from sea to sea to sea, but the source of the ice, snow and cold thathas carved out not only the land but the soul of this country. Mapped by Canadian explorers such as those of the 1913 Canadian Arctic Expedition, the lands, waterways and continental shelves extending from the Northwest Passage to the nearer North are sovereign Canadian territories that play an important role in the heritage of Canada's people, geography and environment.
An exceptional and valuable addition to any nature-themed or Canadiana-focused collection. Order yours today!
Special features:
¥ Your one-kilogram coin's large size is the perfect canvas for a spectacularlyrendered detailed landscape portrait of the vast Canadian Arctic.
¥ Be one of only 750 people in the world to own this premium pure silver kilogram coin.
¥ GST/HST exempt.
Design:
Your coin was designed by Canadian artist W. David Ward and presents a highly detailed portrait of the northshore of Baffin Island, overlooking Lancaster Sound, at the mouth of the Northwest Passage-a region that evokes the Arctic's various landscape elements: icebergs, glaciers, mountains, ice plains and frozen waters. Amid the semi-frozen sea waterof Lancaster Sound, dotted with masses of ice, large icebergs float majestically under a cloud-filled sky. In the distance, on both sides of the Sound, jagged glacier-topped mountains rise against the horizon.
