Description
This beautiful 2011 $5 sterling silver coin includes an inlay of the rare metallic element niobium, which has been anodized to form a brilliant golden colour finish which surrounds the Full Buck Moon design. The mintage is limited to just 7,500.
The Design:
A young buck stands poised before a full Summer moon; a hunter patiently tracking his quarry; a howling wolf set against a back drop of a full Winter moon; a cluster of phlox blossoming before a Spring moon. Each colouring selectively applied to the niobium insert enhances the season’s theme.
The Full Buck Moon:
In North America, the First Nations tribes that comprise the Algonquin people looked to the moon to track time. They assigned a name to every full moon to reflect the seasonal activities that accompanied each cycle. Theirs was a vast territory that extended from Lake Superior to the eastern seaboard, resulting in a variety of names throughout the Algonquin community.
July is the quintessential month of summer. Its full moon is known as Thunder Moon or Summer Moon, but its most common name is Buck Moon to reflect the fact that bucks in the North American wilderness are beginning to grow new antlers—a vision of elegance and strength inspired by the ever-changing cycle of life.
