Description
This exciting new coin series brings you the fascinating art of illusion to celebrate Canada’s natural heritage with unprecedented and utterly captivating designs. Each coin features an image of a Canadian landscape, but combines natural elements in the scene to create an optical illusion of wildlife—like the mountain goat on this coin, the first in this series.
PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS:
SRP: $99.95
Item Number: 150385
UPC: 6-23932-07248-0
Composition: 99.99% pure silver
Mintage: 5,500
Weight (g): 31.39
Diameter (mm): 38
Face Value: $20
Finish: Proof
Edge: Serrated
Artist: Julius T. Csotonyi
Packaging: Maroon clamshell with black beauty box
SPECIAL FEATURES:
- 1st issue in this exciting five-coin series that showcases the art of illusion and brings you two images for the price of one—a stunning Canadian landscape and an optical illusion of an animal.
- Expertly crafted in 99.99% pure silver and beautifully enhanced with colour to perfect the optical illusion embedded within the primary design.
- An exceptional collectible with an original theme that will appeal to anyone. Art, nature and animal lovers will adore this coin, as well as any proud Canadian who cherishes the natural heritage of this land. Puzzlemeisters, graphic designers and artists will also be impressed by the clever use of shadows, lines, shapes and light to create this coin’s eye-bending design. A must-have on so many levels!
- Only 5,500 coins (each) worldwide—a limited work of art in its own right and highly collectible!
DESIGN:
The reverse image by Canadian artist Julius Csotonyi features an alpine scene beautifully crafted in colour. It is late spring and some lingering snow still covers the ground. Mountains rise to the left and right while a ridge of moraine from retreating glaciers dominates the centre of the scene. The ancient mound has long been reclaimed by nature, and is now covered with grass and spruce trees, but on closer examination, a mountain goat emerges from its sloping side. The goat’s body is shaped by melting snow and exposed stone, while the trunks of wind-worn spruce trees stand as its legs and horns.
OTHER COINS:
2016 $20 Fine Silver Coin – Landscape Illusion – Butterfly
Launch date: May 3, 2016
Item number: 149552
2016 $20 Fine Silver Coin – Landscape Illusion - Salmon
Launch date: July 5, 2016
Item number: 150479
2017 $20 Fine Silver Coin – Landscape Illusion - Pronghorn
Launch date: September 6, 2016
Item number: 150494
2017 $20 Fine Silver Coin – Landscape Illusion – Snowy Owl
Launch date: November 1, 2016
Item number: 150509
SUBSCRIPTION BOX:
Your visual adventure begins with the customized display case that you will receive when you subscribe to the complete Landscape Illusions Series. It has an acrylic, semi-transparent lid with a silhouette design of a tree and all five animals hidden among the branches—a captivating and unforgettable presentation! This case is shipped with the first coin for the 5-coin subscription program.
