2015 Canadian $20 Butterflies of Canada: Colias Gigantea/Giant Sulphur 1 oz Fine Silver Coloured Coin

2015 Canadian $20 Butterflies of Canada: Colias Gigantea/Giant Sulphur 1 oz Fine Silver Coloured Coin

The giant sulphur (Colias Gigantea) steals the show on this breathtaking coin. It is one of Canada's largest sulphurs with a wingspan of 37 to 55 mm and is one of the few butterfly species known to inhabit the Arctic. Most people will spot this wonder throughout the northern and western regions of Canada, in moist areas like bogs, meadows and roadside ditches where willows and flowers are plentiful.

A thoughtful gift for nature lovers! 

Features

- LENTICULAR 3D BOX: Your coin's beauty box uses a lenticular design to portray the butterfly flapping its wings in a 3D-like manner!
- This painted and engraved 99.99% pure silver coin features shimmer colour on the butterfly's wings to highlight the intense coloration of the Colias gigantea butterfly.
- Beautiful mirror-like proof in fine silver.
- Celebrate the life and habits of a beloved Canadian insect species, beautifully engraved and painted.
- A low mintage of 10,000 coins means that this edition is sure to be sought after by collectors.
- A lovely addition to any collection featuring fine artwork, natural images, native species of Canada, butterflies and other insect species, or Canadiana.
- GST/HST exempt and has a limited mintage worldwide.

Design

Designed by Canadian artist Celia Godkin, your coin features a portrait of a Colias gigantea drinking nectar from the heart of a wild strawberry flower. The butterfly, engraved and painted in shimmery, light-reflective colour, is viewed in profile from its right side. Standing on one of two strawberry blossoms engraved in exceptional detail, alongside a bud and three leaves from the same plant, the brightly coloured butterfly characteristically raises its wings as it stands and feeds. Here we are treated to a view of the lovely silver dot on the underside of its wing.

Packaging

2015 Canadian $20 Butterflies of Canada: Colias Gigantea/Giant Sulphur 1 oz Fine Silver Coloured Coin comes encapsulated and presented in a Royal Canadian Mint branded maroon clamshell case lined with flock, lenticular 3D beauty box which portrays the butterfly flapping its wings and Certificate of Authenticity.

Specifications

Face Value: $20
Mintage: 10,000
Composition: 99.99% silver
Weight (g): 31.39
Diameter (mm): 38
Finish: Proof