CANADIAN COASTS TRUE NORTH – 2018 $3 Fine Silver Coin – ROYAL CANADIAN MINT
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History and culture run deep in Canada’s North, where the ice-carved landscape is beautiful, fearsome and endlessly fascinating. With its selectively gold-plated reverse, this second coin in our square-shaped Canadian Coasts series heads due north, to the home of the stately caribou and the Inuit landmarks that traditionally guide the way.
SPECIAL FEATURES
DESIGN
A familiar feature of navigational charts, a compass rose lies at the centre of the Arctic- themed reverse by Maurade Baynton, where it represents a history of exploration in Canada’s North. Two finely engraved icons of the Arctic surround the compass rose: the caribou and the inunnguaq, a form of inuksuk. Seen in profile, the antlered icon of the northern wilderness is a fundamental part of the traditional way of life in many communities, where the caribou has sustained life for millennia. Selective gold plating frames the reverse and also places special emphasis on the inuksuk, a stone landmark that has traditionally carried spiritual and practical meaning for the Inuit. The obverse features the effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II by Susanna Blunt.
SPECIFICATIONS
No: 166783
Mintage: 5,000
Material: 99.99% fine silver
Finish: Proof
Weight: 11.72 g
Diameter: 27 x 27 mm
Edge: Plain
Certificate: Serialized