Proof Set - 100th Anniver...
$114.95 CAD
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Proof Set - 100th Anniversary of Parks Canada (2011)
2011
Mintage 45,000
ARCHIVED
Proof Set - 100th Anniversary of Parks Canada (2011)
2011
Mintage 45,000
$114.95 CAD
Masters Club:
1,150
Status: CAN & US shipping only
Availability:
Out of stock in stores
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Commemorate a world first: Canada's immense system of 42 National Parks, 167 National Historical Sites, and four National Marine Conservation Areas. Parks Canada also tends to ten of Canada’s fourteen UNESCO world heritage sites, from the Viking settleme
Check out the video on artist Luc Normandin
Highlights:
This coin is a masterpiece of frosted details, executed with artistry and skill. It’s an inspiring keepsake that’srich in tradition as the latest issue in the Mint’smost enduring coin series. Perfect for nature lovers!
Coin design:
Four endangered ecological treasures are cradled in thehands of a young Canadian; aWhooping Crane, the Southern Maidenhair Fern, the Western Prairie-Fringed Orchid and a Kentucky Coffee Tree.
Conserving Canada’s Natural Treasures
Although green thinking is familiar to us today, at the dawn of the twentieth century people saw the economic good sense of managing resources for efficiency and profit. Increasingly, though, this pragmatic conservationism was bolstered by the growing conviction that the government had a responsibility to conserve wilderness for Canadians, and that citizens should be free to visit, explore, and enjoy Canada’s unrivalled wild landscapes. The Dominion Parks Branch—known today as Parks Canada—was founded in 1911, and mandated to conserve Canada’s unrivalled wilderness for Canadians to explore, and enjoy. Parks Canada is the world’s first system of national parks. From these seeds of sustainable thinking, Canada has—through the innovation of Parks Canada—nurtured a legacy of conservation that hasblossomed to include 300,000 square kilometres of protected land and places of outstanding cultural andnatural importance to the common heritage of humanity.
For a century, Parks Canada has remained the dedicatedsteward and steadfast guardian of Canada’s vast stores of magnificent natural treasures, maintaining them for the pleasure not only of Canadians, but of the world, and of generations yet to come.
Special Features:
• It is the fourth set to feature the commemorative silver dollar selectively gold plated on the reverse and the edge.
• Commemorate a world first: Canada’s immense system of 42 National Parks, 167 National Historical Sites, and four National Marine Conservation Areas. Parks Canada also tends to ten of Canada’s fourteen UNESCO world heritage sites, from the Viking settlements of Newfoundland’s L’Anse aux Meadows to the North Coast Mountains of Kluane National Park and Reserve.
• Intricate and elegant design reveals the exceptional talents of the designer and unparalleled RCM craftsmanship.
• The elegant book-style packaging, with removable lens, splendidly complements these fine coins.
Highlights:
This coin is a masterpiece of frosted details, executed with artistry and skill. It’s an inspiring keepsake that’srich in tradition as the latest issue in the Mint’smost enduring coin series. Perfect for nature lovers!
Coin design:
Four endangered ecological treasures are cradled in thehands of a young Canadian; aWhooping Crane, the Southern Maidenhair Fern, the Western Prairie-Fringed Orchid and a Kentucky Coffee Tree.
Conserving Canada’s Natural Treasures
Although green thinking is familiar to us today, at the dawn of the twentieth century people saw the economic good sense of managing resources for efficiency and profit. Increasingly, though, this pragmatic conservationism was bolstered by the growing conviction that the government had a responsibility to conserve wilderness for Canadians, and that citizens should be free to visit, explore, and enjoy Canada’s unrivalled wild landscapes. The Dominion Parks Branch—known today as Parks Canada—was founded in 1911, and mandated to conserve Canada’s unrivalled wilderness for Canadians to explore, and enjoy. Parks Canada is the world’s first system of national parks. From these seeds of sustainable thinking, Canada has—through the innovation of Parks Canada—nurtured a legacy of conservation that hasblossomed to include 300,000 square kilometres of protected land and places of outstanding cultural andnatural importance to the common heritage of humanity.
For a century, Parks Canada has remained the dedicatedsteward and steadfast guardian of Canada’s vast stores of magnificent natural treasures, maintaining them for the pleasure not only of Canadians, but of the world, and of generations yet to come.
Special Features:
• It is the fourth set to feature the commemorative silver dollar selectively gold plated on the reverse and the edge.
• Commemorate a world first: Canada’s immense system of 42 National Parks, 167 National Historical Sites, and four National Marine Conservation Areas. Parks Canada also tends to ten of Canada’s fourteen UNESCO world heritage sites, from the Viking settlements of Newfoundland’s L’Anse aux Meadows to the North Coast Mountains of Kluane National Park and Reserve.
• Intricate and elegant design reveals the exceptional talents of the designer and unparalleled RCM craftsmanship.
• The elegant book-style packaging, with removable lens, splendidly complements these fine coins.
Specifications
Product Number
111244
Mintage
45,000
Weight
25.18 g
Certificate
serialized
Composition
92.5% silver, 7.5% copper
Weight
25.18 g
Diameter
36.07 mm
Edge
serrated
Finish
proof
Artist
Luc Normandin (reverse), Susanna Blunt (obverse)
Composition
92.5% silver, 7.5% copper (gold-plated inner core)
Weight
8.83 g
Diameter
28 mm
Edge
interrupted serrations
Finish
proof
Artist
Brent Townsend (reverse), Suzanna Blunt (obverse)
Composition
nickel electroplated with bronze
Weight
7 g
Diameter
26.5 mm
Edge
plain
Finish
proof
Artist
Ralph-Robert Carmichael (reverse), Suzanna Blunt (obverse)
Composition
92.5% silver, 7.5% copper
Weight
5.9 g
Diameter
23.88 mm
Edge
serrated
Finish
proof
Artist
Emanuel Hahn (reverse), Suzanna Blunt (obverse)
Composition
92.5% silver, 7.5% copper
Weight
2.4 g
Diameter
18.05 mm
Edge
reeded
Finish
proof
Artist
Emanuel Hahn (reverse), Suzanna Blunt (obverse)
Composition
92.5% silver, 7.5% copper
Weight
5.35 g
Diameter
21.2 mm
Edge
plain
Finish
proof
Artist
G.E. Kruger-Gray (reverse), Suzanna Blunt (obverse)
Composition
copper
Weight
2.5 g
Diameter
19.1 mm
Edge
plain
Finish
proof
Artist
G.E. Kruger-Gray (reverse), Suzanna Blunt (obverse)
Composition
92.5% silver, 7.5% copper
Weight
9.3 g
Diameter
27.13 mm
Edge
reeded
Finish
proof
Artist
Mint engravers (reverse), Susanna Blunt (obverse)
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