Description

SPECIAL FEATURES

• AN IMMERSIVE VIEWING EXPERIENCE: The reverse pulls the viewer into the summer scene by creating the impression of standing beneath the towering maple trees and looking up at the vaulted canopy of leaves overhead.
• INSPIRED BY A NATURAL PHENOMENON: The design purposely highlights the summer beauty of the classic sugar maple, with an added patriotic touch.
• OUR BIGGEST CANOPY YET: This coin’s 50mm diameter makes it the largest of all our Canopy-themed coins to date.
• A STUNNING MIX OF ENGRAVING AND COLOR: While finely detailed engraving adds life-like texture to the tree trunks and branches, the coin’s polished surface stands in for sunlight shining down between the coloured foliage.
• A MAGNIFICENT GIFT OR ADDITION to any collection, the coin’s artistic design will inspire nature lovers.

DESIGN
The reverse image by artist Emily Damstra showcases the picturesque beauty of the sugar maple tree (Acer saccharum) on a bright summer day. The unique perspective creates the impression of standing at the base of an iconic Canadian tree, and looking up at the engraved trunks and branches that reach ever higher into the cloudless sky. Inspired by the natural phenomenon of crown shyness, the coloured maple canopy is marked by thin borders of light that form a distinctive shape among the leaves, where the shine of a proof finish stands in for sunlight. The reverse includes the engraved word “CANADA”. The obverse features the effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II by Susanna Blunt.