2018 Canadian $20 Canada's Historical Stamps: Parliament Building 1927 Confederation - 1 oz Fine Silver Coin

2018 Canadian $20 Canada's Historical Stamps: Parliament Building 1927 Confederation - 1 oz Fine Silver Coin

Face Value: $20
Mintage: 5,000
Composition: 99.99% Silver
Weight (g): 315.71
Diameter (mm): 110 x 87.5
Finish: Proof

The centerpiece of our nation's parliamentary tradition, the Peace Tower, made its first appearance on a Canadian stamp on June 29, 1927 when a series of five commemorative stamps were issued to celebrate the Diamond Jubilee of Confederation. Your coin's design features a reproduction of the three-cent stamp from that series, the aptly titled Centre Block of the Parliament Buildings. Designed by Herman Herbert Schwartz and originally engraved by Harold Osborn, the brown carmine-coloured stamp was issued by Canada's Post Office Department—known today as Canada Post—with a total of 15,431,000 printed by the Canadian Bank Note Company, which still prints Canada's stamps today.
Attention philatelists and numismatists! Your coin combines the best of stamp & coin collecting! Order today!

Special features:
CANADA'S FIRST STAMP-SHAPED COIN! With serrated edges that mimic a postal stamp's perforations, your pure silver coin is a numismatic celebration of Canada's postal and philatelic history, with a special focus on early 20th century stamp designs. The next two coins in the series are:

• Arrival of Cartier - Québec 1535 (ships in October 2018)
• Coat of Arms and Flags Special Delivery (ships in December, 2018)

THE CLASSIC LOOK OF A BYGONE ERA! Yours is the first coin in a limited series that travels back in time to 1927 to reproduce a stamp issued for Canada's Diamond Jubilee.
FAITHFUL REPRODUCTION! The engraved reproduction of the 1927 stamp is just as detailed as the original—complete with horizontal lines that were the product of intaglio printing, or line engraving, one of the oldest methods of stamp production.
VINTAGE COLOURS! The addition of colour over engraving completes this reproduction of the original brown carmine-coloured stamp.
INCLUDES SERIALIZED CERTIFICATE! The Royal Canadian Mint certifies all of its collector coins. Most of these are serialized certifications, meaning that each certificate is given a unique number, starting at 1.
LOW MINTAGE: Only 5,000 coins will be made available worldwide. Hurry and order yours today before they are all gone!
ONE-OUNCE 99.99% PURE SILVER COIN! Your coin is GST/HST exempt!

Design:
Engraved on the stamp-shaped reverse is a detailed reproduction of a Canadian postal stamp issued on June 29, 1927, to commemorate Canada's Diamond Jubilee. Titled Centre Block of the Parliament Buildings, the original design by Herman Herbert Schwartz and engraved by Harold Osborn, features a front view of the Peace Tower and Centre Block building on Parliament Hill, in Ottawa. The three-cent stamp was printed using the traditional intaglio printing or line engraving method, as evidenced by the horizontal lines re-created on the reverse. An application of modern colour mimics the brown carmine hue of the original issue, while the double dates "1867" and "1927" and the word "CONFEDERATION" reflect the 60th anniversary of Confederation. Like the 1927 stamp, the reverse includes ornamental flourishes and the word "CANADA" on a scroll banner, along with the bilingual "POSTES / POST" and the face value, represented by the number "3" and the word "CENTS". The obverse features the effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II by Susanna Blunt.

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