CANADA
2011
Winter Town
$10 Fine Silver Coin
Specification:
RCM Number: 115967
Face Value: 10 dollars
Mintage: 8,000
Composition: 99.99% pure Silver Content: 0.510tr oz
Weight: 15.87 g
Diameter: 34.0 mm
Edge: Reeded
Finish: Proof
Artist: Susanna Blunt (Oberverse) Susan Talor (Reverse)
A classic holidaykeepsake!
Cozy up to the warmth of cold winter nights.
Snowbound winters may be unique to the Northern Hemisphere, but around the w world the darkening daysof December have been the focus of countless cultures since ancient times. Northern Europeans, includingthe Romans and the Celts, met the winter solstice with rituals of fire and evergreen decorations in order tobring back the light and life—a return to longer, warmer days.
Celebrated First Nation’s artist Corrine Hunt has brought her distinctive vision of traditional Kwakwaka’wakw and Tlingit forms to create these special-edition collectibles. Every design is visual poetry that gives the time-honoured traditions of conservation and respect a contemporary voice with powerful lines and well-honed economy in composition.
2011 is the International Year of Forests—a time to reflect on the significant role the wilderness plays in reducing global warming and preserving the earth’s environmental balance.
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