CANADA
2011
Family Scene
$3 Fine Silver Coin
Specification:
RCM Number: 111446
Face Value: 3 dollars
Mintage: 15,000
Composition: 99.99% Silver
Weight: 7.96 g
Diameter: 27.0 mm
Edge: Reeded
Finish: Proof
Artist: Suzanne Blunt (Obverse) Andrew Qappik (Reverse)
This expertly crafted 99.99% pure silver coin features an eye catching touch of selective plating in pink and yellow gold. It highlights a universally-endearing aspect of Inuit culture that makes it a wonderful keepsake every mother would cherish.
• Expertly crafted in 99.99% pure silver
• features an eye catching touch of selective plating in pink and yellow gold
• limited edition $3 coin makes a wonderful keepsake every mother would cherish.
• highlights a universally-endearing aspect of Inuit culture
Coin design:
An Inuit woman with her baby looking over her shoulder from inside the hood of her Amati.
The warmth of a mother’s love.
Every child loves to snuggle up to its mother. Nowhere is this more apparent than in the Arctic where Inuit mothers must keep their children safe and warm against one of the harshest environments on earth. The Amati is a parka ingeniously designed for that purpose. It has a large hood and pouch to carry a baby and free up a busy mother’s hands; and loose shoulders so the child can easily be moved from the back to the front.
The Amati has been a fixture in Inuit life for centuries and is still common today. Although its material has evolved away from traditional animal sources and its style and decoration vary between communities, every mother cherishes her Amati for the close physical contact it provides between her and her child the warmth and affection that are a treasured cornerstone of Inuit society.