- Country:Canada
- Collection:Silver Commemorative $25
- Metal:Silver
- Year:2015
- Denomination:$25
- Finish:Complete
- Weight (oz):1.023
- Purity:0.9999
- Mintage:7294
- Product type:Coin
The seven stars that make up the Big Dipper are arguably one of the most recognized formations in the night sky. They are visible year-round from northern latitudes, and have inspired countless legends around the globe. Many First Nations legends describe the Big Dipperas a great bear who is hunted ceaselessly by three hunters. The fourth issue in this four-coin series reveals how the wounded bear continues to evade the hunters who are locked in an eternal pursuit.
A wonderful keepsake for star gazers and history buffs; anyone with a passion for Canada's rich ancestral past and its mystifying First Nations traditions and legends. Don't be disappointed, order yours today before they're all gone!
Special features:
¥ Your packaging also glows in the dark. All four boxes in the dark make up the Big Dipper.
¥ The final coin in this mesmerizing four-coin series!
¥ Glows in the dark-just like stars! Turn off the lights and 7 stars depicting three hunters in pursuit of the great bear magically appear. Innovative glow-in-the-dark technologywill not wear out-ever! For best effect, simply recharge the coin under a light.
¥ Mesmerizing colour brings the richness of First Nations traditions to life. It's easy to imagine the powerful scene that played out as brave members of the Plains Ojibwa band set out to hunt
the bear under a star-filled sky.
¥ Pure silver starlight! Not all the stars are coloured. Four of them shine with the perfection of 99.99% pure silver to enhance the twinkling sky.
¥ No GST/HST.
About the Design:
Western Ojibwa artist Cyril Assiniboine has created a stunning scene of a cold winter night
with a ghostly figure of the great bear running across the star-filled sky close to the horizon, with three hunters in eternal pursuit.
