A Royal Canadian Mint first! Widest, thinnest coin ever – 60 mm (2-1/2 inches) in diameter! Celebrate the Canadian icon the Polar Bear in this full color, kaleidoscope pattern one troy ounce pure silver proof! This listing is for the Kaleidoscope #1 Polar Bear Silver Proof in the Deluxe 3-Coin Display Case Box. A working kaleidoscope is included. Vibrantly colored pieces of broken glass tumble about inside a kaleidoscope to create amazing, ever-changing patterns. This clever, breakthrough new series explores the incredible designs that can be achieved when great Canadian icons become the focus of the kaleidoscopes explosive magic – starting with the polar bear! Canada’s thinnest silver coin ever, measuring 60 mm across! Each issue in this new and exciting 3-coin series celebrates Canadian icons with unique, slightly psychedelic kaleidoscope designs: 1 Polar Bear. This one troy ounce pure silver proof is the first Canadian coin EVER to have such an incredibly large diameter. Measuring 60 mm from edge to edge (that’s about 2-1/2 inches), this kaleidoscopic beauty is the thinnest Canadian silver coin ever! An Otherworldly, Psychedelic Design! The design by Canadian Calder Moore has created a full-sized kaleidoscope design for the coins extra-large surface. Countless polar bears come together in a complex pattern of amazing beauty. Some face-to-face bears create the outer ring of the design, while smaller bears stand rear-to-rear to form the rings in the center. At the extreme edge of the coin, the image of the polar bears become more obvious while individual designs features endless shapes. The design is meticulously crafted with astounding detail, and beautifully enhanced with myriad shades of translucent blue to capture the reflective essence of a kaleidoscope. Technology Note – Color. The Royal Canadian Mint leads the world with its proprietary colorization technology, in which the color is actually sealed on the coin. The intricate detail, smooth gradients, and extreme precision of the technology create a stunning look on each coin. Technology Note – Purity. The Royal Canadian Mint refines the purest silver in the world. This one troy ounce silver coin is 99.99% pure! There are no legends on the obverse to mar or interrupt the beauty of the complex design. A cameo proof portrait of Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II. In profile facing right. This portrait, the fourth effigy of the queen to appear on Canadian coinage, was executed by the artist Susanna Blunt. The legend ELIZABETH II D. REGINA (“Elizabeth II, Queen by the Grace of God”) also appears. The date and denomination are also indicated. The coin is encapsulated inside a deluxe, three-coin illustrated display case box. Each of the three coins in the program may be stored inside its own icon-coded drawer. A working kaleidoscope is included, and may be stored with the certificates inside the lowest drawer. An individually-numbered certificate of authenticity is included. 9999 Fine (Pure) Silver. The item “Canada 2016 2017 Kaleidoscope Canadiana #1 Polar Bear $20 Silver Prf in Sub Box” is in sale since Wednesday, October 19, 2016. This item is in the category “Coins & Paper Money\Coins\ Canada\Commemorative”. The seller is “talismancoins” and is located in Saint Louis, Missouri. This item can be shipped worldwide.

• Country/Region of Manufacture: Canada
• Circulated/Uncirculated: Uncirculated
• Year: 2016
• Denomination: $20
• Composition: Silver