- Country:Canada
- Collection:Silver Commemorative $5
- Metal:Silver
- Year:2017
- Denomination:$5
- Finish:Complete
- Weight (oz):0.256
- Purity:0.9999
- Mintage:
- Product type:Coin
For over 150 years, we have shared moments that unite us, moments we'll never forget, and moments that make us proud to be Canadian.
Hold the Moment with the Proudly Canadian collector coin from the Royal Canadian Mint.
Special features:
PROUDLY CANADIAN! Your coin comes packaged in a festively designed folder that showcases the coin against a background of bright fireworks with the title "PROUDLY CANADIAN".
BEAUTIFUL CANADIAN FLAG! Your coin features a coloured and engraved Canadian flag set against a backdrop of exploding fireworks!
A CANADA DAY FIREWORKS DISPLAY THAT NEVER FADES! After you expose your coin to light, the fireworks and flag glow like real fireworks!
INCLUDES COMMEMORATIVE DATES "1867-2017"! This year marks the 150th anniversary of Canadian Confederation-Canada's 150thbirthday!
A MORE AFFORDABLE GLOW-IN-THE-DARK SILVER COIN! Makes a fun gift for friends and family so that they can fondly remember when Canada turned 150.
TURN YOUR COIN INTO JEWELRY! Transform your coin into a pendant necklace with the Sterling Silver Pendant Necklace-Making Kit.
PURE SILVER! Yourcoin is crafted from 99.99% pure silver and has no GST/HST.
Design:
Designed by Canadian artist Tony Bianco, your coin features a coloured and engraved Canadian flag set against a backdrop of exploding fireworks. In the foreground, the dynamically flowing flag, viewed from slightly below, rises high into the sky above. It is engraved and painted in red and white. In the background, vast sprays of fireworks fill the sky. The fireworks are coloured in dazzling colours overlaid with glow-in-the-dark colouring that reveals even more excitement in the dark. The reverse is engraved with the words "CANADA" and "FINE SILVER 9999 ARGENT PUR", the face value of "5 DOLLARS", and the commemorative dates "1867-2017". The obverse features the effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II by Susanna Blunt.
Did you knowÃ
The idea of Canada Day and official fireworks displays just naturally go hand-in-hand for most Canadians today. But the massive fireworks displays held in all of Canada's major cities on July 1 are actually a relatively new phenomenon-they started in 1981. There have been fireworks on Parliament Hill for many decades, but the official cross-Canada fireworks tradition only began in the 1980s.
Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II has been in Canada for two Canada Day celebrations: for Canada's centennial in 1967 and for Canada's 143rd birthday in 2010. Her grandson, Prince William, participated in Canada Day celebrations in 2011.
