THE MINT’S FIRST TRUE 3D COIN EVER! Unique printing and embossing bring unprecedented dimension to the engraved design! Composition – 99.99% silver. Weight (g) – 31.39 (one-fourth troy ounce). Diameter (mm) – 38. Certificate – serialized (serial numbers will vary). Face Value – 20 dollars (a legal tender Canadian coin). Artists – Matt Brown (reverse), Susanna Blunt (obverse). Few sights are as electrifying as a breaching whale, and this coin features one of the most iconic species that can be witnessed off Canada’s east and west coasts. For the first time ever, the Mint has combined a unique printing and embossing process to create a 3D whale that appears to be launching itself right off the surface of the coin to jaw-dropping effect. A great gift coin as well as a very affordable addition to any silver coin collection. Order your coin today! Let yourself be captivated by the sight of a humpback whale as it launches itself out of its engraved environment and beyond the coin’s surface! ARTISTIC FUSION OF NEW TECHNOLOGY AND SKILlFUL ENGRAVING! This inventive approach incorporates a unique printing and embossing process that brings unprecedented dimension to the beautifully engraved design. BRIMMING WITH TEXTURE AND DETAILS! From the embossed bumps on the 3D whale to the artistically engraved ripples along the surface of the water, the design of your coin has eye-catching texture and details! LOW MINTAGE: Only 7,500 coins. ONE-OUNCE 99.99% PURE SILVER COIN! For our Canadian customers, this coin is GST/HST exempt! Designed by Canadian artist Matt Bowen, the coin features a three-dimensional depiction of a breaching humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) in all of its breathtaking splendor. Engraved in outstanding detail, the background depicts the waters off Canada’s coastline, where a lighthouse can be found on the headland rocks in the distance. The surface of the ocean is itself filled with magnificent detail, alternating between soft waves and the smooth ripples caused by the whale’s sudden emergence. But the star of the show is undeniably the whale itself: fashioned through a thermoforming process, the embossed whale stirs up foamy waves and a stream of ocean spray as it launches itself almost clear out of the water! Color highlights the rough textural details along its tremendous pectoral fins, as well as the distinctive bumps on its head and neck. Throughout the design, light is cleverly conveyed by the coin’s silver surface, which shines like sunlight on a bright summer day. Each coin is encapsulated and presented in a Royal Canadian Mint-branded maroon clamshell protected by a black beauty box. Photos: When a listing offers multiples of the same coin, one coin is picked at random and photographed. Since all coins offered in that listing are essentially identical, the coin photographed is representative of all coins offered. Surface areas that appear black on some proof coin photos are actually highly polished, mirror-bright metal reflecting the color of the camera. Whenever possible, we use actual photos of our coins, rather than just artists conception drawings from the Mint. We frequently update and upgrade the photos that appear with our listings, using improved cameras and lenses and better lighting. We will honor your requests for additional photos as quickly as our schedule permits. The item “Canada 2017 $20 Three-Dimensional Breaching Whale 99.99% Pure Silver Proof Coin” is in sale since Monday, November 07, 2016. This item is in the category “Coins & Paper Money\Coins\ Canada\Commemorative”. The seller is “okranchlandandcattlecompany” and is located in Lewisville, Texas. This item can be shipped to United States, to Canada, to United Kingdom, DK, RO, SK, BG, CZ, FI, HU, LV, LT, MT, EE, to Australia, GR, PT, CY, SI, to Japan, SE, ID, to Belgium, to France, to Hong Kong, to Ireland, to Netherlands, PL, to Spain, to Italy, to Germany, to Austria, SG, NO, SA, AE, BH, HR, MY, CL, CO, TH, to Switzerland, UA, QA, KW, BR.
- Circulated/Uncirculated: Uncirculated
- Certification: Royal Canadian Mint
- Country/Region of Manufacture: Canada
- Composition: Silver
- Edge: Serrated
