Description
DESCRIPTION
Fine Silver Kilo Coin – Modern Canada (2009)
These unprecedented coins captured the attention of the numismatic world when they were first issued two years ago. This year's coins featured a design created by the Vancouver Organizing Committee design team to .celebrate a contemporary Canada that will host the Vancouver 2010Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games.
Transformation and fusion are at the soul of Vancouver, a place where nature and culture are in a constant state of change and growth. Water, in all its forms, is everywhere. It nourishes, cleanses and gives beauty to the province’s ever-changing Sea-to-Sky region—and to all of Canada. Across the country, towns and cities reflect the same energy as their natural environments and cultures from around the world come together in a fusion of fresh ideas and possibilities.
Highlights: This coin sets itself apart from its historic predecessors with a distinctive design engraved in ultra-high relief normally seen in metallic art. Each coin measures an astounding 101.6 mm (4 in) in diameter and containsone kilogram of fine silver or gold—guaranteed!
Reverse: In a style consistent with the Vancouver 2010 Look of the Games, graphic elements capture the spirit of Vancouver 2010 and the unique character of the host region.
Transformation and fusion are at the soul of Vancouver, a place where nature and culture are in a constant state of change and growth. Water, in all its forms, is everywhere. It nourishes, cleanses and gives beauty to the province’s ever-changing Sea-to-Sky region—and to all of Canada. Across the country, towns and cities reflect the same energy as their natural environments and cultures from around the world come together in a fusion of fresh ideas and possibilities.
Highlights: This coin sets itself apart from its historic predecessors with a distinctive design engraved in ultra-high relief normally seen in metallic art. Each coin measures an astounding 101.6 mm (4 in) in diameter and containsone kilogram of fine silver or gold—guaranteed!
Reverse: In a style consistent with the Vancouver 2010 Look of the Games, graphic elements capture the spirit of Vancouver 2010 and the unique character of the host region.
ITEM SPECIFACTIONS
Product Number: 623319
Mintage: 2,500
Composition: 99.99% pure silver
Weight: 1000 g
Edge: plain
Certificate: serialized
Face Value: 250 dollars
Finish: proof
Artist: design team of the Vancouver Organizing Committee for the Vancouver 2010 Games (reverse), Susanna Blunt (obverse)
