It’s a maple-themed celebration with a twist! The 2021 fractional set celebrates the maple tree’s 25-year (and counting) reign as the national arboreal emblem of Canada. All five coins feature the Silver Maple Leaf bullion design on the reverse, where an array of precisely rendered sub-millimetre-scale mirrors gives the impression that the maple leaf is pulsatinglike a heart swelling with national pride. Our first ever “pulsating” pure silver 5-coin set. A CANADIAN EMBLEM CELEBRATES ITS 25TH ANNIVERSARY. An annual favourite, this pure silver fractional set highlights the 25th anniversary of the proclamation designating the maple tree. As the national arboreal emblem of Canada. FIRST “PULSATING” SET : This is the first set to feature the Royal Canadian Mint’s engineered surface mirror technology, which creates the impression of an engraved “pulsating” effect on the reverse. A BIG IMPRESSION: Photonics-based technology made its numismatic debut on our 2020. Don’t miss this opportunity to experience a Canadian innovation that brings motion to engraved design! FIVE TIMES THE TECHNOLOGY : Unlike some of our previous fractional sets, the technology-enhanced design isn’t just on the 1 oz. Coin it’s on all five coins 1 oz. INCLUDES SERIALIZED CERTIFICATE: The Royal Canadian Mint certifies all of its collector coin sets. 99.99% PURE SILVER COINS. LIMITED MINTAGE: Only 3,000 coin sets will be made available worldwide. Design: Each reverse features the Silver Maple Leaf bullion coin design, rendered using engineered surface mirror (“pulsating”) technology developed in collaboration with the Centre for Research in Photonics at the University of Ottawa. All five coins are doubled dated (“1996 2021″) in honour of the 25th anniversary of the proclamation designating the maple tree. The reverse and obverse field pattern reproduces an expanded, non-pulsating version of the pulsating pattern on the maple leaf. The obverse features the effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II by Susanna Blunt. This pulsating technology was made possible by a close collaboration between the Royal Canadian Mint Research and Development Team and the University of Ottawa’s Centre for Research in Photonics. Engineered to exact dimensions and orientations that would allow the individual facets to manipulate photons (light particles) and bring a sense of motion to the engraved-only design. The mirror array was then engraved on the master dies and struck onto 99.99% pure silver blanks. 99.99% pure silver. Reverse proof finish with pulsating technology. The item “2021 Silver 5-Coin Maple Leaf Fractional Set -PULSATING Maple Leaf -Mintage3K” is in sale since Tuesday, November 24, 2020. This item is in the category “Coins & Paper Money\Coins\ Canada\Proof/Prooflike Sets”. The seller is “patrioticmint” and is located in Farmingdale, New York. This item can be shipped to United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Denmark, Romania, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Czech republic, Finland, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Estonia, Australia, Greece, Portugal, Cyprus, Slovenia, Japan, China, Sweden, South Korea, Indonesia, Taiwan, South africa, Thailand, Belgium, France, Hong Kong, Ireland, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Italy, Germany, Austria, Bahamas, Israel, Mexico, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, Switzerland, Norway, Saudi arabia, Ukraine, United arab emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Croatia, Malaysia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Antigua and barbuda, Aruba, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Saint kitts and nevis, Saint lucia, Montserrat, Turks and caicos islands, Barbados, Bangladesh, Bermuda, Brunei darussalam, Bolivia, Ecuador, Egypt, French guiana, Guernsey, Gibraltar, Guadeloupe, Iceland, Jersey, Jordan, Cambodia, Cayman islands, Liechtenstein, Sri lanka, Luxembourg, Monaco, Macao, Martinique, Maldives, Nicaragua, Oman, Peru, Pakistan, Paraguay, Reunion, Viet nam, Uruguay.
- Modified Item: No
- Country/Region of Manufacture: Canada
- Certification: RCM
- Country of Manufacture: Canada
- 5 COIN SET INCLUDES: 1, 1/2, 1/4, 1/10, AND 1/20 OZ Coins
- Variety: Pulsating Maple Leaf
- Grade: Ungraded
- Type: Proof/Prooflike Set
- Composition: .9999 Fine Silver
- Year: 2021
- Circulated/Uncirculated: REVERSE PROOF
- Denomination: $5 $4 $3 $2 $1
