CANADA
2011
Boreal Forest
$10 Fine Silver Coin
Specification:
RCM Number: 114821
Face Value: 10 dollars
Mintage: 10,000
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) Corrine Hunt (Reverse)
Guardian of nature's delicate balance.
The Boreal Forest is a vast woodland thatcircumvents the globe across the NorthernHemisphere. It’s home to thousands of speciesof flora and fauna—a critical source of life-givingoxygen and a major filter for absorbing carbondioxide. In fact, Canada's boreal forest storesmore carbon than any other terrestrial ecosystemon earth.
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.
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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