2011 Canadian $5 Hunter's Moon Sterling Silver & Niobium Coin

2011 Canadian $5 Hunter's Moon Sterling Silver & Niobium Coin

Timekeeper for the Algonquin people

In North America, the First Nations tribes that comprise the Algonquin people looked to the moon to track time. They assigned a name to every full moon to reflect the seasonal activities that accompanied each cycle. Theirs was a vast territory that extended from Lake Superior to the eastern seaboard, resulting in a variety of names throughout the Algonquin community. The buck, hunter, wolf and pink full moons represent summer, autumn, winter and spring.

Features

• Limited to 7,500 coins worldwide.
• Hand polished! The field (flat background) has a highly hand polished mirror-like finish
• Distinct and innovative minting process: Niobium insert is struck into the core of a sterling silver coin and then selectively colored through a unique oxidization process made possible by the special properties of this metal.
• Unique maple wooden flip case houses each coin

Design

An Algonquin hunter crouches by the light of a full moon, ready and waiting for his quarry to appear while rustcoloured hues selectively applied to the niobium core enhance this coin’s autumn theme.

Packaging

2011 Canadian $5 Hunter's Moon Sterling Silver & Niobium Coin comes encapsulated and presented in a maple wooden display case lined with flock, black beauty box and Certificate of Authenticity.

Specifications

Face Value: $5
Mintage: 7500
Composition: 92.5% Silver, 7.5% Copper (outer ring) Niobium (inner core, reverse) and 92.5% Silver, 7.5% Copper
Weight (g): 8.5
Diameter (mm): 28
Finish: Proof