The Eastern Prickly Pear ...
$17.42 USD
Archived
The Eastern Prickly Pear Cactus - Coloured Coin (2013)
2013
Mintage 17,500
Archived
The Eastern Prickly Pear Cactus - Coloured Coin (2013)
2013
Mintage 17,500
$17.42 USD
Masters Club:
250
Status: CAN & US shipping only
Availability:
Out of stock in stores
About
First coin in a new series! Order yours today!
The eastern prickly pear is a low-spreading cactus with large,round pads that are covered with long, sharp spinesand tiny, hard-to-see barbs. Its name is inspired by its green, pear-shaped fruit that turn red as theyripen in autumn. From June to August, the eastern prickly pear is also covered with large, yellow and orangey-red flowers that are so attractive people take the cactus home to plant in their own gardens. This practice, plus habitat loss are the greatest threats to this endangered plant.
A beautiful gift! Order yours today!
Special features
• Your coin comes with a unique beautiful custom box that allows you to view the full coloured image of the flower as nature intendedit to be.
• The first coin in our exciting new series features a gorgeous close up of aCanadian cactus; the rare and endangered eastern prickly pear—in colour. The image fills the entire face of your coin in full colour!
• The ideal gift for your friends who are gardeners, botanists as well asnature and flower enthusiasts eager to celebrate Canada’s floral treasures.
Design
Your coin was designed by Canadian artist Claudio D’Angelo whocreated a stunning close-up of the eastern prickly pear’s summer bloom—with colour expertly added to the design to showcase the beauty of this yellow and orangey-red flower in remarkable detail. Your coin is the first issue in an exciting new series that brings a magnified perspective to anall-time favourite theme—flowers. By their very nature, flowers are best celebrated with colour, and this coin has been selectively coloured in painstaking detail to showcase the beauty of the yellow and orangey-red flowers that bloom on the easternprickly pear; a surprising cactus indigenous to Canada that grows on the nation’s southernmost point—Point Pelee in Ontario.
Packaging
Your coin is encapsulated and presented in Royal Canadian Mint branded environmentally friendly custom paper box.
Order yours today!
A beautiful gift! Order yours today!
Special features
• Your coin comes with a unique beautiful custom box that allows you to view the full coloured image of the flower as nature intendedit to be.
• The first coin in our exciting new series features a gorgeous close up of aCanadian cactus; the rare and endangered eastern prickly pear—in colour. The image fills the entire face of your coin in full colour!
• The ideal gift for your friends who are gardeners, botanists as well asnature and flower enthusiasts eager to celebrate Canada’s floral treasures.
Design
Your coin was designed by Canadian artist Claudio D’Angelo whocreated a stunning close-up of the eastern prickly pear’s summer bloom—with colour expertly added to the design to showcase the beauty of this yellow and orangey-red flower in remarkable detail. Your coin is the first issue in an exciting new series that brings a magnified perspective to anall-time favourite theme—flowers. By their very nature, flowers are best celebrated with colour, and this coin has been selectively coloured in painstaking detail to showcase the beauty of the yellow and orangey-red flowers that bloom on the easternprickly pear; a surprising cactus indigenous to Canada that grows on the nation’s southernmost point—Point Pelee in Ontario.
Packaging
Your coin is encapsulated and presented in Royal Canadian Mint branded environmentally friendly custom paper box.
Order yours today!
Specifications
Product Number
127291
Mintage
17,500
Composition
cupronickel
Weight
0.5 g
Edge
plain
Certificate
serialized
Face Value
25 cents
Finish
specimen
Artist
Claudio D'Angelo (reverse), Susanna Blunt (obverse)
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