Description
Cornelius Krieghoff is one of Canada’s most well-known and celebrated artists of the nineteenth century. His iconic images of life among the French-Canadian habitants and First Nations peoples of Quebec helped to shape Canada’s early visual identity and captured an important moment in the history of the nation.
PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS:
SRP: $199.95
Item Number: 140502
UPC: 6-23932-06070-8
Composition: 99.99% pure silver
Mintage: 7,000
Weight (g)*: 23.17 each coin
Diameter (mm): 36.07 each coin
Face Value: $5
Finish: Proof
Edge: Serrated
Artist: Cornelius Krieghoff
Packaging: Red wooden lacquered box with black sleeve (black sleeve might have natural wear and tear)
SPECIAL FEATURES:
- This set of three 5-dollar 99.99% fine silver coins celebrates the work of iconic nineteenth-century Canadian artist Cornelius Krieghoff.
- Celebrate the 200th anniversary of the birth of one of Canada’s most beloved artists.
- Each coin is engraved to exacting standards to faithfully reproduce details from three of Krieghoff’s portraits of First Nations peoples.
- An artist’s signature is a testament to the authorship of an artwork. For each of these coins, Royal Canadian Mint engravers have carefully reproduced Krieghoff’s signature and placed it in a prominent position on the coin’s reverse..
- Set comes in a beautifully appointed red wooden box with black sleeve.
- A limited mintage of only 7,000 sets and highly attractive subject matter means that this set is sure to be sought after by collectors.
DESIGN:
This coin set includes three 99.99% pure silver coins, with a diameter of 36.07 millimetres and a metal weight of 23.17 grams. The reverse of each coin features an engraved detail from one of three famous works by nineteenth-century artist Cornelius Krieghoff, including Hunter in Winter, c. 1855-1865; Moccasin Seller Crossing the St. Lawrence at Quebec City, c. 1853-1863; and Indian Wigwam in Lower Canada, 1848.
