2025 Canada $20 The Sundial - 1 oz Fine Silver Coin

2025 Canada $20 The Sundial - 1 oz Fine Silver Coin

Make time to admire this functional sundial—a Mint first!

More than just an eye-catching garden adornment, the sundial is humanity’s oldest known timekeeping device—one that functions just as well today as it did in ancient times. An elaborate and functional showcase of craftsmanship, this limited collectible adds a working sundial to your coin collection. Its embellishment is a rhodium-plated brass gnomon that, when placed in view of the sun and in the direction of true north, casts an angled shadow onto the elaborately engraved 99.99% pure silver base to indicate local solar time.

A functional sundial coin—a Mint first! 

Features:

• This sundial coin is a first for us. Your coin’s reverse isn’t just an ode to humanity’s oldest known timekeeping device—it is an actual sundial, a Mint first!
• Frosted to perfection. The acanthus leaf motif has a timeless look that harkens back to a bygone era, while various frostings highlight different design elements and give the coin a more brushed appearance.
• Specially encapsulated. Each coin has been carefully placed inside a taller capsule that can accommodate the additional height of the gnomon.
• Low mintage. Only 5,000 sundial coins are available to collectors worldwide—order today!
• Includes serialized certificate. The Royal Canadian Mint certifies all of its collector coins.

Design:

A cast gnomon
Standing upright on your coin’s reverse, the cast gnomon—the angled pointer that casts the shadow—is rhodium-plated brass and styled to complement the coin base’s ornate design.

Interactive
This sundial is appropriate for mid-northern latitudes. To use your coin as a sundial, place it on a flat surface in direct sunlight and with the gnomon pointing north. Take note of where the shadow’s outer edge lines up, and that should indicate the approximate local solar time. (Like any sundial, some additional adjustments may be required due to longitude and the time of year.)

Packaging:

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

Specifications:

Face Value: $20
Mintage: 5,000
Composition: 99.99% Silver
Weight (g): 31.39
Diameter (mm): 38
Finish: Proof