Your coloured pysanka coin for 2022! Strong, lasting and precious, familial bonds are the means by which traditions are passed down. This fine silver coin continues the tradition of celebrating life and the season of renewal through a gorgeous Ukrainian Easter egg—a pysanka that conveys a blessing. On the coin’s reverse, the colour motifs come together to form an unforgettable celebration of family, enduring love, and the endless possibilities that each new generation brings.

One of the most sought-after coins each year! Don’t miss this opportunity in 2022—order your pysanka coin today!

SPECIAL FEATURES

• AN ANNUAL CELEBRATION! Our annual Easter egg-shaped celebration of Ukrainian-Canadian culture is a collector favourite, and the tradition continues in 2022!
• A SPRINGTIME BLESSING! Crafted in 1 oz. of 99.99% fine silver, this colourful pysanka coin features an assortment of centuries-old Ukrainian motifs that celebrate spring, family, life and love.
• A BESTSELLER! All previous pysanka coins sold out quickly. Don’t miss your chance to own the 2022 edition—order yours today!
• COLOUR AND SILVER! This intricately patterned pysanka coin combines colours and motifs that have symbolic significance. Its reverse design also makes use of the coin’s proof finish, weaving the mirror-like shine of 99.99% pure silver with dazzling colours.
• A LIMITED-EDITION PIECE! Only 5,500 are available to collectors worldwide.
• INCLUDES SERIALIZED CERTIFICATE! The Royal Canadian Mint certifies all of its collector coins.
• NO GST/HST

DESIGN

Your pysanka coin’s reverse is designed by Canadian artist Dave Wasylyshen. The centre band features the word “CANADA”, a denomination of “20 DOLLARS” and the year, “2022”. The two main bands feature starburst and rose motifs symbolizing beauty, love, life and good fortune. The larger diamond and triangle shapes represent knowledge and wisdom; smaller triangles represent family, while the triangles with an inside sieve pattern signify the division of good and evil. Two outer bands contain a saw-like pattern that symbolizes loyalty and the sun’s rays, while the waves represent water and wealth. By using four or more colours, this pysanka conveys a blessing for a family’s prosperity: blue for the sky and good health; red for passion and happiness; yellow for youth and light; white for purity and birth; and black for eternity and the darkest time before dawn. The obverse features the effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II by Susanna Blunt.

DID YOU KNOW?

Your 2022 fine silver pysanka features a vibrant mix of colours that are commonly seen on Ukrainian Easter eggs. But a blue colour was historically difficult to produce—it was rarely seen before the advent of modern dyes, which opened up many more design possibilities.

You don’t paint a pysanka, you write one—the word “pysanka” comes from the verb pysaty, meaning “to write.” And you can have one pysanka, but if you’ve collected every fine silver pysanka coin issued since 2016, you own six pysanky (the plural form of “pysanka”)—soon to be seven with this 2022 edition.

PACKAGING

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

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• Mintage: 5,500
• Composition: 99.99% pure silver
• Finish: proof
• Weight (g): 31.82
• Diameter (mm): 45 long x 33 wide
• Edge: interrupted serrations
• Certificate: serialized
• Face value: 20 dollars
• Artist: Dave Wasylyshen (reverse), Susanna Blunt (obverse)