This ultra-low-mintage, pure gold proof sports lucky cranes, bat, deer and magpie to bring you five blessings of good fortune and long life with its precious metal! This proof-quality one troy ounce pure gold coin features a beautifully colored and engraved design conferring upon its owner blessings of happiness, success, long life, joy, and good fortune. The design features a series of symbolic images representing the traditional Five Blessings of Chinese culture. In a polished crescent on the left side of the coin appear four animals that traditionally connote blessings, including a bat for happiness, a deer for career success, two cranes for long life, and a magpie for joy. The right side of the coin is richly decorated with circular imagery overlaid with the Chinese symbol used to offer a wish for good fortune in vibrant red. 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. The Royal Canadian Mint refines the purest gold in the world. This one troy ounce gold coin is 99.99% pure! No other mint in the world refines or issues a purer gold coin though the Royal Canadian Mint itself does refine and mint coins of 5 9s or 99.999% purity, its famed. The legend FINE GOLD 9999 1 OZ guarantees the weight and purity. A frosted cameo 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, the date and denomination also appear. Each coin is encapsulated inside a burgundy leatherette, clamshell-style presentation case, lined with black velvet and protected by a black outer box. An individually-numbered certificate of authenticity is included. 9999 Fine (Pure) Silver. Royal Canadian Mint Engravers. Talisman World Coins and Medals has been in business for more than 20 years and is one of the largest world coin direct distributors and wholesalers in the world. The item “Canada 2014 Five Blessings Good Fortune $50 1 Oz Pure Gold Proof MINTAGE 350″ is in sale since Wednesday, July 2, 2014. 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.
- Circulated/Uncirculated: Uncirculated
- Country/Region of Manufacture: Canada