- Country:Canada
- Collection:Silver Commemorative 25cents
- Metal:Silver
- Year:2015
- Denomination:25 Cents
- Finish:Proof
- Weight (oz):5.0
- Purity:0.9999
- Mintage:1491
- Product type:Coin
This 5-ounce fine silver 25-cent piece features Canadian artist Emanuel Hahn's iconic caribou design
Celebrate the history and artistry of Canadian circulation coinage with this fine silver 25-cent piece-part of the Royal Canadian Mint's new series featuring Canada's six circulation coins. Each beautiful coin is composed of five ounces of fine silver and features selective gold plating on both the reverse and the obverse.
Special features:
¥ This 5-ounce fine silver 25-cent piece features Canadian artist Emanuel Hahn's iconic caribou design, first issued in 1937. This design has been used continuously on Canadian "quarters," with a number of notable exceptions.
¥ 2nd coin in the Royal Canadian Mint's exciting 6-coin series of 5-ounce fine silver versions of Canadian circulation coinage.
¥ Selective gold plating on both the reverse and obverse sides of the coin makes this series particularly lovely and exceptionally unique.
¥ With a very limited mintage of only1,500 coins per issue, this series is sure to be highly sought after by collectors.
¥Drawing its inspiration from minting itself, this coin makes anexquisite gift, an inspiring introduction to collecting, or an important addition for any collector interested in Canadian subjects, Canadian and international circulation coinage, or minting history.
About the Design:
The reverse features Canadian artist Emanuel Hahn's iconic right-side profile of a caribou with majestic antlers. The caribou is gold-plated, as is the raised edge.
