Bluenose 1/25 oz Pure Gold Coin (2012)
9th issue in a series that began in 2004 of intricate 99.99% pure gold coins.
One of the Mint’s most accessible 1/25 ounce pure gold coins!
Your coin features include:
• GST/HST exempt
• Impressive striking and detail quality on this smaller size coin
• A mintage of only 15,000 worldwide
• Hand Polished! The field (flat background) has a highly hand polished mirror-like finish
About the Design:
Your coin is an intricately-engraved pure gold coin that displays the famous fishing schooner, which has graced Canada’s 10-cent circulation coin since 1935. It is the Bluenose, Canada’s quintessential symbol of speed and grace on the open sea.
About the Package:
• At no additional cost to you, your coin comes encapsulated and presented in a maroon flock-lined clamshell case
• Your coin is protected by a black sleeve and accompanied by a serialized certificate – your proof of ownership for this coin and evidence that your coin has been individually inspected by our resident quality assurance specialists
The Bluenose 99.99% pure gold coin is the 9th issue in a series of intricate pure gold coins. Order yours today!
Specifications
- No.117117
- Mintage 15,000
- Composition99.99% pure gold
- Finishproof
- Weight (g) 1.27
- Diameter (mm) 13.92
- Edgeserrated
- Certificateserialized
- Face value50 cents
- ArtistPhilip MacCready, the late Nova Scotia artist's watercolour painting based on a 1921 photograph of the original Bluenose, courtesy of the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic (reverse), Susanna Blunt (obverse)