Description
This 2018 $20 proof fine silver Royal Portrait coin celebrates the milestone 2018 70th birthday of His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, and the 70th anniversary of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, then Princess Elizabeth, taking on the noble, lifelong role of motherhood. This coin presents a touching image of the Queen and baby prince, serving as a tribute to Her Majesty as both monarch and matriarch.
The coin is dated 2018 with a $20 denomination and weighs one ounce of pure silver. Adding to its collectability, the mintage is extremely limited to just 5,500. As a pure silver coin issued by the Royal Canadian Mint, this item is HST/GST exempt.
The Design:
The reverse features a reproduction of a touching Royal portrait of motherhood taken in late 1948 at Buckingham Palace. The original black-and-white photograph (©Cecil Beaton/Victoria and Albert Museum, London/Londres) is re-created with a colour application over engraved elements, which adds textural relief to the image of Her Majesty (then Princess Elizabeth) gazing down at her first-born son, His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, when he was five weeks old. Designed by Canadian artist Maurice Gervais, the gold-coloured border consists of maple leaves that represent the connection between Canada and the Crown. A scroll banner at the top features a stylized version of St. Edward’s Crown placed between the double dates “1948” and “2018,” to commemorate a Royal birth and 70 years of the dual role of Her Majesty as monarch and matriarch. The reverse also includes the engraved word “CANADA”. The obverse features the effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II by Susanna Blunt.
