OTTAWA, Ontario, Aug. 7, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- The Mint is
proud to unleash its latest numismatic tour de force with the 2019
$25 Fine Silver Coin - Multifaceted
Animal Head: Wolf. Struck in extraordinarily high relief
rising 6 mm from a 36 mm diameter surface, this Claude Thivierge-designed coin is composed of
435 individual polygons. The Mint's R+D Lab team, engravers
and die manufacturing experts banded together to successfully
strike a complex array of tiny mirror-like surfaces which
effectively sculpt the face of a Canadian wildlife icon with
unparalleled brilliance and sharpness. This revolutionary
coin, along with other innovations, is now available for
purchase.
In another world-first, the Mint is launching the 2019
$20 Fine Silver Coin – Lights of
Parliament Hill. Using a proprietary "Colour Reveal"
technology, a photograph of the Peace Tower in Ottawa comes to life under UV light, with an
intricate pattern of colour, produced in minute detail. This
effect produces a realistic vision of the annual "Northern Lights"
show which attracts hundreds of thousands of visitors to
Ottawa's Parliament buildings for
an unforgettable nighttime spectacle.
Yet another UV-generated effect is found on the Tony Bianco-designed 2019 $20 Fine Silver Coin – Sky Wonders: "Steve". Shining a black light on
the coin reveals an unusual phenomenon first observed in Canadian
skies in 2016: a fleeting, thin arc of green and violet light seen
next to an aurora borealis, which is produced by a "sub-auroral ion
drift" of charged particles flowing in the atmosphere at extreme
speeds.
These exciting coins are joined by many other fine creations
making their debut this month:
- The 2019 $250 Fine Silver Coin –
100th Anniversary of CN, an oblong-shaped, concave coin
featuring the classic image of a steam locomotive chugging through
the Canadian Rockies, designed by Mint Engraver Matt Bowen and
struck in exceptionally high relief;
- The $20 Fine Silver Coin – Second
World War Battlefront Series: The Battle of the Scheldt, designed
by Thunder Bay artist Mary McPherson;
- The 2019 $10 Pure Gold Coin –
100th Anniversary of the Last Issued Sovereign,
commemorating the last British Sovereigns to be produced in
Ottawa in 1919;
- The 2019 $20 Fine Silver Coin
Norse Gods – Frigg, the last coin in an Alexandra Lefort-designed series;
- The selectively gold-plated 2019 5-Ounce Fine Silver Big Coin
Series: 1-Cent Coin;
- The 2020 Pure Gold Fractional Set, the Mint's first such
set to feature four 99.999% pure gold coins, each artist featuring
a hologram enhancing artist Luc
Normandin's maple leaf design;
- The 2019 Fine Silver Classic Canadian Coin and Medallion Set, a
new collection of circulation coins reproduced in pure silver with
colour enhancing their reverse designs;
- The 2019 Canadian Circulation Set – Everlasting Icons, ideal
for young collectors, featuring all of Canada's current circulation coins, along with
a Darren Booth-designed 50-Cent piece that glows in the dark;
- The 2019 $30 Fine Silver Coin –
Golden Reflections: Predator and Prey – Orca and Sea Lions, a fully
gold-plated coin designed by wildlife artist W. Allan Hancock;
- The 2019 $350 Pure Gold Coin –
Canadian Wildlife Portraits: The Cougar, a 99.999% pure gold, very
low mintage collectible designed by artist Denis Mayer Jr.;
- Two new lotus-shaped creations by Three Degrees Creative Group
celebrating the Year of the Rat on a 2020 $2,500 Pure Gold Coin and a 2020 $15 Fine Silver Coin;
- Three new 2020-dated Year of the Rat designs by artist Aries
Cheung, specifically on a $150 Gold
Coin, a $15 Fine Silver Coin, and a
$10 Fine Silver Coin;
- The 2019 $3 Fine Silver Coin –
Celebrating Canadian Fun and Festivities – Folk Music, designed by
Steve Hepburn; and
- The 2019 $5 Fine Silver Coin –
Zodiac Series: Virgo, designed by Jori Van
Der Linde.
Mintages, pricing and full background information on each
product can be found on the "Shop" tab of www.mint.ca. Coin
images are available here.
All of these products can be ordered directly from the Mint at
1-800-267-1871 in Canada,
1-800-268-6468 in the US, or on the Mint's web site. The coins are
also available at Royal Canadian Mint' boutiques in Ottawa and Winnipeg, as well as through our global
network of dealers and distributors, including participating Canada
Post outlets.
About the Royal Canadian Mint
The Royal Canadian Mint
is the Crown corporation responsible for the minting and
distribution of Canada's
circulation coins. The Mint is recognized as one of the largest and
most versatile mints in the world, offering a wide range of
specialized, high quality coinage products and related services on
an international scale. For more information on the Mint, its
products and services, visit www.mint.ca. Follow the Mint on
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Currency: CAD
Contact: Alex Reeves, Senior
Manager, Public Affairs, Tel: (613) 884-6370, reeves@mint.ca