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Venetian Glass Turtle with Broadleaf Arrowhead Flower - 1 oz. Fine Silver Coin - Mintage: 12,500 (20
2015
Mintage 12,500
Archived
Venetian Glass Turtle with Broadleaf Arrowhead Flower - 1 oz. Fine Silver Coin - Mintage: 12,500 (20
2015
Mintage 12,500
$104.89 USD
Masters Club:
1,500
Status: CAN & US shipping only
Availability:
Out of stock in stores
About
Previous coins featuring Venetian glass sold out! Order yours today!
This exquisite coin is the fifth in the Royal Canadian Mint’s sought-after series Canadian flora pairedwith fauna both an engraved and coloured design along with a unique one-of-a-kind, hand-crafted Venetian glass element created by a master glass-maker inMurano, Italy.
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Special features:
• This Royal Canadian Mint Coin is the fifth coin in a series thatpairs engraved and painted flowers with a beautiful detailed rendering of a creature that is native to Canada’s natural landscape.
• The Venetian glass turtle was handcrafted by master glassmaker Giuliano Donaggio in Murano, Italy.
• Murano glass is world renowned for its vibrant colours, which are perfectly suited to recreate the painted turtle’s own unique colouring.
• A special addition to your nature or canadiana themed collection
• The design is finely engraved and meticulously presented in a beautiful proof finish (frosted raised elements on a mirror background).
• Your coin is GST/HST exempt.
About the Design:
The reverse design by Canadian artist Maurice Gervais uses colour to recreate the leaves and white flowersof the broadleaf arrowhead (Sagittaria latifolia), which fills the lower portion of the image field. A floating log serves as the perfect sunbathing platform for a Venetian glass version of a painted turtle, which has been handcrafted by master glass-maker Giuliano Donaggio in Murano, Italy.
Packaging:
Your coin is encapsulated and presented in a Royal Canadian Mint-branded maroon clamshell with a black beauty box.
Order your coin today!
Always sells quickly! Don’t be disappointed, orderyours today!
Special features:
• This Royal Canadian Mint Coin is the fifth coin in a series thatpairs engraved and painted flowers with a beautiful detailed rendering of a creature that is native to Canada’s natural landscape.
• The Venetian glass turtle was handcrafted by master glassmaker Giuliano Donaggio in Murano, Italy.
• Murano glass is world renowned for its vibrant colours, which are perfectly suited to recreate the painted turtle’s own unique colouring.
• A special addition to your nature or canadiana themed collection
• The design is finely engraved and meticulously presented in a beautiful proof finish (frosted raised elements on a mirror background).
• Your coin is GST/HST exempt.
About the Design:
The reverse design by Canadian artist Maurice Gervais uses colour to recreate the leaves and white flowersof the broadleaf arrowhead (Sagittaria latifolia), which fills the lower portion of the image field. A floating log serves as the perfect sunbathing platform for a Venetian glass version of a painted turtle, which has been handcrafted by master glass-maker Giuliano Donaggio in Murano, Italy.
Packaging:
Your coin is encapsulated and presented in a Royal Canadian Mint-branded maroon clamshell with a black beauty box.
Order your coin today!
Specifications
Product Number
143220
Mintage
12,500
Composition
99.99% pure silver
Embellishment
Glass
Weight
31.39 g
Edge
serrated
Certificate
serialized
Face Value
20 dollars
Finish
proof
Artist
Maurice Gervais (reverse), Susanna Blunt (obverse)
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