This beautiful coin features a tulip, accented with 22 carat gold. Gratitude and affection in full bloom-during the second world war, the invasion of Holland forced its royal family into exile and Canada provided a welcome refuge where the honoured guests remained until the Netherlands were liberated in the fall of 1945.

To express her gratitude, Princess Juliana (later Queen) sent 20000 tulip bulbs to the nation's capital. every year, more Dutch bulbs arrived and the breathtaking blanket of colour that began to cover the city quickly established Ottawa as "the Tulip Capital of North America."

The collection includes a 2014 Tiger Swallowtail butterfly coin with a colourful hologram, a 2004 Clouded Sulphur butterfly accented in selective gold, a 2003 Daffodil coin accented with gold, and a 2002 Tulip coin also accented with gold.  Each coin has a weight of 9.3 grams.