Simply stunning, the quite possibly most beautiful coin we’ve seen this entire year celebrates Canada’s glorious waterfalls and river rapids in Autumn! Canadian artist Robert Ross has created a masterpiece – a striking autumn. Scene at Canada’s remote waterways. This is his original painting of a set of rapids on the Madawaska River in the southern portion of Algonquin Provincial Park in Ontario. Captured in stunning full color atop an engraved surface, the image depicts a view of the Madawaska River from the Track and Tower trail near Cache Lake. The composition centers on churning rapids that splash and froth as they overtake the massive red-mauve granite outcroppings of the Park’s bedrock. On the left and right sides of the image, and in the distant background at the top of the image, vast pines rise high into the bright blue sky, mixing with the crimson-tinged autumn foliage. Of deciduous trees and brush. The fiery orange of the fall trees is captured in reflection on the surface of the river in the lower portion of the image. A Royal Canadian Mint exclusive, this coin features the use of an advanced “Transition Effect” colorization. Technique used for the first time! This vibrant, shimmery innovation recreates the sparkle and glitter of the waterfall. This eye-catching, one troy ounce pure silver. Coin showcases the beauty of Canadian waterways in autumn. Including waterfalls and river rapids, rendered with world-class artistry and skillful melding of design, color and engraving. Canada’s Breathtaking River Rapids. Lawrence and Boreal Forest regions meet in central Ontario, creating a special mix of northern and southern ecosystems, the essence of which is captured by Algonquin Provincial Park. The region hosts one of Canada’s most stunning tracts of wilderness, preserving its unique biodiversity in an increasingly human-dominated world. Algonquin’s forests, lakes and rivers are a functional ecosystem, where the complex interactions between plants, animals and the land continue to sustain each other. The season of Autumn itself results from the annual shifting of the planet’s northern pole away from the sun. This shift attenuates the intensity of the sun’s rays in Canada and other northern countries, resulting in the reduced daylight and colder weather that triggers processes such as the changing of the leaves. The colors we see lining the shore as we quietly paddle a canoe. Across a crystalline lake result from chemical processes in the leaves, with different chemicals producing distinct colors. Reduced daylight hours, deciduous species like aspen, maple. Larch, oak, beech, poplar and birch begin to shut down photosynthesis for the oncoming winter, when the tree will live instead on stored food reserves. As a tree stops producing chlorophyll -the biomolecule that gives leaves their green color-other tones reveal themselves. Species, this reduction of photosynthesis produces anthocyanin pigments that turn leaves bright red and purple. Brown leaves, such as those on beech and oak trees, result from waste products like tannins. Yellow poplar leaves reveal the presence of xanthophyll and orange maple leaves contain carotene-pigments that are present in the leaf throughout the growing season, but are normally concealed by chlorophyll. These chemical processes not only help to prepare and preserve the trees for the long, cold winter to come, but create an amazing blaze of color that draws visitors from around the world. In a season when colder weather and less daylight drives Canadians to warmer indoor pursuits, the glory of autumn pulls us back outside to celebrate a landscape that is diverse and lavishly beautiful in every season. Stunning in its artistry, beauty and simplicity, this new pure silver proof ups the ante with a few twists, including lower mintage (only 7,500) and a new perspective! This is perhaps the most unique coin of the year – and a work of unparalleled gorgeousness! We believe that this coin presents an entry-level investment opportunity in a relatively low-priced proof. Hold it for ten years. Then, if you don’t still love it, sell it. Keep it or sell it, you’ll only be sorry if you don’t get it while you have the chance. 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 silver in the world. This one ounce silver coin is 99.99% pure! A beautiful, full-color image of a Canadian river, with waterfall and rapids, in the autumn. The date and denomination are both indicated. 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 coin is encapsulated inside a burgundy leatherette, clamshell-style presentation case, lined with black velvet and protected by a full color outer box. An individually-numbered certificate of authenticity is included. 9999 Fine (Pure) Silver. 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 Autumn Waterfalls & River Rapids $20 Pure 1 Oz Silver Color Proof” is in sale since Tuesday, May 06, 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