2024 Canadian $20 Contemporary Ukrainian Pysanka - 1 oz Fine Silver Egg-Shaped Coloured Coin

22024 Canadian $20 Contemporary Ukrainian Pysanka - 1 oz Fine Silver Egg-Shaped Coloured Coin

As in previous years, this 2024 fine silver pysanka coin features intricate folk-art motifs and beautifully bold colours, but its reverse is a more modern cultural expression. Mixing contemporary colours with traditional symbols celebrating the relationship between the earth and sun, this pysanka reflects the evolution of a cherished artform—one that remains rooted in tradition yet offers endless creative possibilities.

Celebrate spring with a modern pysanka.

Features

The tradition continues. Our annual celebration of a Ukrainian cultural tradition continues to be wildly popular! Each egg-shaped pysanka coin is a precious metal showcase of an artform with layers of meaning.
Colour with silver. Crafted in 1 oz. of 99.99% fine silver, your pysanka features a colourful, intricate design that incorporates glimpses of the coin’s naturally luminous silver surface.
First collaboration. This is the first pysanka coin designed by Tanya Mykytiuk, a second-generation Canadian of Ukrainian descent, who has been writing pysanky (the plural form of “pysanka”) for over 40 years.
Past coins sold out. Our fine silver pysanka coin has been a bestseller every year since 2016, and all previous pysanka coins have sold out quickly.
Includes serialized certificate. The Royal Canadian Mint certifies all of its collector coins.

Design

This egg-shaped coin’s reverse features an original pysanka design by artist Tanya Mykytiuk, with motifs rooted in tradition and enhanced with contemporary colours. Diamonds represent knowledge and the four corners of the earth, while nets denote the division of good from evil and right from wrong. The eight-pointed star motif – an ancient symbol of the sun and the return of spring – appears alongside stylized flowers, flanked by periwinkle (barvinok) leaves and vines; together, these symbols radiate hope and resilience while celebrating the relationship between the earth and the sun, and the cyclical nature of life. The obverse features the effigy of Queen Elizabeth II by Susanna Blunt.  The obverse also bears a special marking that includes four pearls symbolizing the four effigies that have graced Canadian coins and the double date of her reign.

Packaging

Your coin is encapsulated and presented in a Royal Canadian Mint-branded clamshell with a black beauty box.

Specifications

Face Value: $20
Mintage: 8,500
Composition: 99.99% Silver
Weight (g): 31.82
Diameter (mm): 45 x 33
Finish: Proof