Description
Emily Carr was a pioneering Canadian artist whose work has become famous around the world for its iconic depictions of the landscape and peoples of the West Coast. This masterfully engraved 1-ounce pure silver coin features on its reverse a striking detail from one of Carr’s iconic totem-themed works: Totem Forest.
PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS:
SRP: $89.95
Item Number: 133647
UPC: 6-23932-05855-2
Composition: 99.99% pure silver
Mintage: 6,000
Weight (g)*: 31.39
Diameter (mm): 38
Face Value: $20
Finish: Proof
Edge: Serrated
Artist: Emily Carr
Packaging: Maroon clamshell with custom beauty box
SPECIAL FEATURES:
- The Royal Canadian Mint proudly releases a 99.99% pure silver 1-ounce coin featuring an iconic work by one of Canada’s most treasured artists, Emily Carr.
- Own an expertly engraved depiction of one of Carr’s iconic paintings of the Western Canadian landscape and the totemic artefacts of that region’s first peoples.
- A very limited worldwide mintage of only 6,000 coins means that this piece is sure to be sought after by collectors.
- A beautiful graphic beauty box with the Totem Forest painting on the front.
- A beautiful gift or collectible for those who enjoy fine art, art history, Canadian art, or Canadian history.
DESIGN:
The reverse image is a finely engraved detail from Emily Carr’s 1930 oil painting, Totem Forest. The image features a highly detailed row of massive, intricately carved Northwest Coast totem poles. Behind the poles, which dominate the central portion of the detail, a mountain rises in sweeping brushstrokes to a darkening sky.
