CANADA
2013
Candy Cane Coloured
$20 Fine Silver Coin
Specification:
RCM Number: 125498
Face Value: 20 dollars
Mintage: 10,000
Composition: 99.99% Fine Silver
Weight: 31.39 g
Diameter: 38.0 mm
Edge: Serrated
Finish: Proof (with colour and Venetian glass ladybug on the reverse)
Artist: Maurice Gervais (coin), Giuliano Donaggio (butterfly) (reverse), Susanna Blunt (obverse)
The first coin in the Royal Canadian Mint's series featuring an engraved and painted festive design with one of a kind, hand-crafted Venetian holiday element created by Cortella & Ballarin s.n.c, a master glassmaker in Murano, Italy. Designed by Canadian artist Maurice Gervais, the reverse image features a collection of holiday symbols, including a cluster of poinsettia leaves beneath a decorative ornament, a five-pointed star and a red, white and green glass candy.