Archived
Special Edition Specimen Set - Elk Calf (2011)
2011
Mintage 15,000
Archived
Special Edition Specimen Set - Elk Calf (2011)
2011
Mintage 15,000
$35.71 USD
Masters Club:
500
Status: CAN & US shipping only
Availability:
Out of stock in stores
About
This is the only set to offer the limited-edition two-dollar coin featuring an elk calf. It features the specimen finish (brilliant and frosted relief on a lined background) that has long been a favourite among collectors.
Highlights:
This is the only set to offer the limited-edition two-dollar coinfeaturing an elk calf. It features the specimen finish (brilliant andfrosted relief on a lined background) that has long been a favouriteamong collectors.
Coin design:
A newborn elk steadies itself on wobbly legs in a fresh summermeadow, by Canadian artist Christie Paquet.
A rare encounter with adelicate fawn.
This year, the polar bear you would expect to seeon the $2 coin has been replaced with a newbornelk calf. The arrival of these endearing younganimals in Canada’s western provinces is a suresign that summer has arrived.
Females give birth to a single calf weighing about16 kg (35 lbs). It will stand within minutes ofits birth although it will spend the next 10 dayshidden away in dense vegetation camouflaged byits spotted coat. During this time, the calf will feedon its mother’s milk and will double in weight—aremarkable growth process that will produce amajestic adult within a few short years.
This is the only set to offer the limited-edition two-dollar coinfeaturing an elk calf. It features the specimen finish (brilliant andfrosted relief on a lined background) that has long been a favouriteamong collectors.
Coin design:
A newborn elk steadies itself on wobbly legs in a fresh summermeadow, by Canadian artist Christie Paquet.
A rare encounter with adelicate fawn.
This year, the polar bear you would expect to seeon the $2 coin has been replaced with a newbornelk calf. The arrival of these endearing younganimals in Canada’s western provinces is a suresign that summer has arrived.
Females give birth to a single calf weighing about16 kg (35 lbs). It will stand within minutes ofits birth although it will spend the next 10 dayshidden away in dense vegetation camouflaged byits spotted coat. During this time, the calf will feedon its mother’s milk and will double in weight—aremarkable growth process that will produce amajestic adult within a few short years.
Specifications
Product Number
112456
Mintage
15,000
Weight
0.5 g
Composition
outer ring : 99+% Ni inner core : 92% Cu, 6% Al and 2% Ni
Weight
7.3 g
Diameter
28.03 mm
Edge
interrupted serrations
Finish
specimen
Artist
Christie Paquet (reverse), Susanna Blunt (obverse)
Composition
nickel electroplated with bronze
Weight
7 g
Diameter
26.5 mm
Edge
plain
Finish
specimen
Artist
Ralph-Robert Carmichael (reverse), Susanna Blunt (obverse)
Composition
three-ply nickel finish plated steel
Weight
6.9 g
Diameter
27.13 mm
Edge
reeded
Finish
specimen
Artist
Canada's Coat of Arms (reverse), Suzanna Blunt (obverse)
Composition
three-ply nickel finish plated steel
Weight
4.4 g
Diameter
23.88 mm
Edge
reeded
Finish
specimen
Artist
Emanuel Hahn (reverse), Suzanna Blunt (obverse)
Composition
three-ply nickel finish plated steel
Weight
1.75 g
Diameter
18.06 mm
Edge
reeded
Finish
specimen
Artist
Emanuel Hahn (reverse), Suzanna Blunt (obverse)
Composition
three-ply nickel finish plated steel
Weight
3.95 g
Diameter
21.2 mm
Edge
plain
Finish
specimen
Artist
G.E. Kruger-Gray (reverse), Suzanna Blunt (obverse)
Composition
two-ply copper finish plated steel
Weight
2.35 g
Diameter
19.05 mm
Edge
plain
Finish
specimen
Artist
G.E. Kruger-Gray (reverse), Suzanna Blunt (obverse)
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