CANADA
2015
Sea Creatures Lobster 1/25oz. 9999 Pure Gold
50 Cent Fine Gold Coin
Specifications:
RCM Number: 142757
Face Value: 50 cents
Mintage: 7,500
Composition: 99.99% pure gold
Weight: 1.27g
Diameter: 13.92mm
Edge: Serrated
Finish: Proof
Artist: Emily Damstra (Reverse), Susanna Blunt (Obverse)
The pride of Atlantic Canada, the lobster (Homarus americanus) has become a cultural icon not only for its appeal to seafood lovers, but also as an important part of the area’s rich marine heritage. This nocturnal crustacean can be found crawling along the seabed of the Gulf of St. Lawrence and the Northwest Atlantic Ocean, where warmer summer temperatures draw it into shallower waters. There in this murky habitat, the lobster’s vision is able to detect movement but little else; instead, it relies on remarkably heightened senses of taste, touch and smell to interact with its environment in ways that scientists are still uncovering today.
If you’ve ever wanted to experience the prestige of owninga pure gold coin, this unique treasure is it!
Lobsters are only orange-red once they’ve been cooked—lobsters harvested in Atlantic Canada are typically olive or brownish-coloured.
• If a lobster is cut into two equal halves from head to tail, both would be the mirror image of theother—except for the front claws, which differ in shape to serve different purposes.
• The largest lobster on record was caught off-shore of Nova Scotia, weighing 20.14 kilograms and measuring more than 110 centimetres long it is believed to have been at least 100 years old!
• If missing a leg or claw, the lobster has the ability to regenerate it when it moults.
• Lobsters moult by crawling out of their old shell; this briefly leaves them soft-shelled, but before the new shell hardens completely, they use sea water to fill extra space to allow forgrowth.
• The lobster is an active hunter with a varied diet that includes crab, shellfish, marine worms and more; they will even scavenge the remains of other sea organisms to feast upon.
• Just like humans, the lobster can be right or left-handed depending on which side its crusher claw is on!