CANADA
2021
Floral Emblems of Canada - PEI Lady's Slipper
$3 Fine Silver Coin
Specifications:
RCM Number: 177711
Face Value: 3 dollars
Mintage: 4,000
Composition: 99.99% pure silver
Weight: 7.96 g
Diameter: 27 mm
Edge: Serrated
Finish: Reverse Proof
Artist: Lisa Thomson-Khan (reverse), Susanna Blunt (obverse)
Canada’s island province is home to three indigenous species of lady’s slippers, but it is the pink lady’s slipper that has the honour of being on this seventh $3 fine silver Floral Emblems of Canada coin
The reverse design by Canadian artist Lisa Thomson-Khan features a colour portrait of the official floral emblem of Prince Edward Island, the pink lady’s slipper (Cypripedium acaule). The obverse features the effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II by Susanna Blunt.