Description
Peer through to Canada’s past and future with the Royal Canadian Mint’s first coin to feature multiple cut-out shapes within its design. Like windows on the storied evolution of this nation, this circle of thirteen perforated maple leaves represents Canada’s provinces and territories, and how their diverse geographies, resources and cultures came together over time through a growing sense of nationhood. Mintage is limited to just 4,000 coins. GST/HST exempt.
The Design:
At the center is the current Arms of Canada with the motto Desiderantes meliorem patriam (They desire a better country); A window of opportunity that is always open within this coin’s ring of unique maple leaves.
On the obverse, the effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II appears at the center, encircled by an inscription with the denomination, and framed by the circle of cut-out maple leaves.
