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Mercury’s Horned Face – Mercuriceratops gemini. High quality coin — fresh from mint. The coin is dated on the reverse. The obverse has the Susanna Blunt effigy The coin weighs 31.39 grams and is 38 mm in diameter. It is minted in pure silver and is rhodium plated. It comes in a black leather clamshell case surrounded by a black cardboard box. Imagine the excitement of unearthing a new prehistoric species! Coin places you in the field and at the site of another discovery. The black rhodium background represents the hidden or unknown past. This dark design element keeps the focus on the engraved fossils that have helped paleontologists piece together the story of prehistoric Canada. Like the tyrannosaur on the first coin, this horned dinosaur is a relative “newcomer”-the 76-million-year-old. Was unveiled in 2014 and has never appeared on a coin until now. The fossil depicted on your coin has been verified for scientific accuracy by the Royal Tyrrell Museum of Palaeontology. Beneath the rhodium plating on your coin’s reverse, the engraved texture represents the thrill of discovery: it resembles the rock formation in Alberta’s Dinosaur Provincial Park, where a. Skull fragment was found. FOR DINO LOVERS OF ALL AGES! Dinosaurs are a popular theme with collectors and Canadians of all ages. They’re also an important part of Canada’s natural heritage. The Royal Canadian Mint certifies all of its collector coins. Designed by Canadian paleoartist Julius Csotonyi, the coin’s reverse features the fossilized skull of. A recently discovered horned dinosaur species. Beneath the black rhodium plating, the engraved texture represents the rock formation in Alberta’s Dinosaur Provincial Park where a key fossil fragment was found. The obverse also features rhodium plating behind the effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II by Susanna Blunt. Note that the photos I post in my listings are all from my own inventory. However, for items like this one where the products are brand new from the mint and are identical the photo posted in the listing is a STOCK photo meaning that the photos represent the item you will be getting. Normally there is almost no difference between the photo you see in the listing and the actual product you are sent. Certificate numbers (if shown in a photo) are an example of something that will not be the same in the item you receive. Member of Royal Canadian Numismatic Association. Be sure to add me to your. GST or HST exempt coin. Usually MUCH cheaper for multiples of this item or similar weight/size.. your item is being sent by a cheaper and slower but fully trackable method (3-6 weeks typically). I have no control over how long the postal systems take to get it to you. Add a map to your own listings. This item is in the category “Coins & Paper Money\Coins: Canada\Commemorative”. The seller is “vbref63″ and is located in this country: CA. This item can be shipped worldwide.

• Country/Region of Manufacture: Canada
• Certification: Uncertified
• Type: Commemorative
• Year: 2022
• Circulated/Uncirculated: Uncirculated
• Denomination: $20