9999 pure silver coin features an original artwork on its reverse celebrating the beauty and importance of Canada’s boreal forest. Mintage of only 20,000 coins! The reverse design by Canadian artist Ellen Cowie features a circular collage of iconic plants and animals from Canada’s boreal zone. The engaging design entices the viewer to rotate the […]
In 1998, the Royal Canadian Mint inaugurated a remarkable series of sterling silver coins featuring the animal symbols of Chinese astrology based on the Lunar Calendar. These symbols roughly approximate the signs of the zodiac in western culture, however, denote years instead of months. All 12 of the Lunar animals: the Rat, the Ox, the […]