Limited Edition Poppy Pro...
$97.27 USD
Archived
Limited Edition Poppy Proof Silver Dollar (2008)
2008
Mintage 5,000
Archived
Limited Edition Poppy Proof Silver Dollar (2008)
2008
Mintage 5,000
$97.27 USD
Masters Club:
1,400
Status: CAN & US shipping only
Availability:
Out of stock in stores
About
Limited Edition Poppy Proof Silver Dollar (2008)
A tribute that no collection should be without. This special low-mintage and ultra-high-relief proof silver dollar features a finely sculpted poppy blossom set againsta maple leaf with a ribbon of remembrance, and the inscription “1918 ARMISTICE 2008.”
Special features:
• Design features a poppy blossom against a Canadianmaple leaf above a ribbon with the words"Remember/Souvenir."
• HANDCRAFTED ARTISTRY! The poppy hasbeen crafted in ultra-high relief, an exceptional levelof sculpting that requires significant hand craftingand polishing. Slight inconsistencies in the qualityofthe surface are normal for this ultra-high reliefprocess.
• A MINT FIRST! First ever proof dollar struck inthe ultra high relief long associated with ancientmedallic art.
• Low mintage—only 5,000 coins worldwide!
Theme:
90 Years of Remembrance
It was the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventhmonth in 1918 when the Allies and Germany reached aceasefire to end four years of unprecedented horror anddestruction in the "war to end all wars."
Roughly three years prior to this historic turning point, apoem written by a Canadian Medical Officer serving inFlanders fields (Belgium) touched the world with its anguishand imagery. The poppy had long been known to flourish inthe lime-rich soil of battlefields, but it was JohnMcCrae'spoem that transformed it into the symbol of remembrancethat Canadians proudly wear every November.
Ninety years after the armistice of the First World War, thehumble poppy endures as a powerful symbol to honour ourveterans—past, present and future.
Special features:
• Design features a poppy blossom against a Canadianmaple leaf above a ribbon with the words"Remember/Souvenir."
• HANDCRAFTED ARTISTRY! The poppy hasbeen crafted in ultra-high relief, an exceptional levelof sculpting that requires significant hand craftingand polishing. Slight inconsistencies in the qualityofthe surface are normal for this ultra-high reliefprocess.
• A MINT FIRST! First ever proof dollar struck inthe ultra high relief long associated with ancientmedallic art.
• Low mintage—only 5,000 coins worldwide!
Theme:
90 Years of Remembrance
It was the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventhmonth in 1918 when the Allies and Germany reached aceasefire to end four years of unprecedented horror anddestruction in the "war to end all wars."
Roughly three years prior to this historic turning point, apoem written by a Canadian Medical Officer serving inFlanders fields (Belgium) touched the world with its anguishand imagery. The poppy had long been known to flourish inthe lime-rich soil of battlefields, but it was JohnMcCrae'spoem that transformed it into the symbol of remembrancethat Canadians proudly wear every November.
Ninety years after the armistice of the First World War, thehumble poppy endures as a powerful symbol to honour ourveterans—past, present and future.
Specifications
Product Number
103526
Mintage
5,000
Composition
92.5% silver, 7.5% copper
Weight
30 g
Edge
plain
Certificate
serialized
Face Value
1 dollar
Finish
frosted relief on a proof-like field
Artist
Cosme Saffioti
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