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Wednesday, June 26 2019 - 06:29
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The Royal Canadian Mint Releases Innovative Tributes to Canada Just in Time for Annual July 1st Celebrations
OTTAWA, June 26, 2019 /PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ --

As the nation gears up for July 1st, the Royal Canadian Mint continues to find 
new ways to celebrate Canada with original and innovative coins. These 
creations include the 2019 $30 Fine Silver Coin - The Fabric of Canada. Artist 
Rebecca Yanovskaya has designed a first-ever undulating, coloured Canadian 
flag, realistically fluttering above national landmarks, such as Parliament 
Hill's Peace Tower and an East Coast lighthouse. Sharing her unique vision of 
our nation, artist Alisha Giroux has created a collage of story book-like 
illustrations of Canadian fauna, evoking the boundaries of our provinces and 
territories, on the 2019 $50 Fine Silver Coin - The Canadian Landscape, which 
is uniquely shaped like the map of Canada. Both of these coins and many other 
outstanding collectibles are available as of today.

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The patriotic offering continues with the 2019 $15 Fine Silver Coin - Golden 
Maple Leaf, a Trevor-Tennant tribute to our iconic maple leaf, which is 
selectively gold-plated and sculpted in a 3D relief, surrounded by a bough of 
maple leaves evoking the reverse designs of Canada's first circulation coins. 
The 2019 $200 Pure Gold Coin - Celebrating Canada's Diversity: Light and 
Prosperity is a stunning creation designed by artist Frances Ferdinand, 
featuring a genuine Madagascar ruby around which a mandala-inspired array of 
cross-cultural symbols is meticulously engraved.

A lesser-known story of Canadian know-how and ingenuity lies behind one of the 
biggest achievements in human history, celebrated on a pair of convex gold and 
silver coins commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing. 
Designed by artist Tony Bianco, features the lunar module which transported the 
first astronauts to the surface of the moon in July 1969. The module's landing 
gear, manufactured by Quebec company Héroux-Devtek, was a giant step for 
Canada's budding aerospace industry. Surrounding the circumference of the coin 
are the words of former Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau who, 
along with other world leaders of his era, issued a goodwill message to the 
Apollo 11 mission.   

Other collectibles available this month include:

    - The 2019 $20 Fine Silver Coin - Viola Desmond, sold in a set featuring 
      the Bank of Canada's $10 commemorative banknote; 
    - The 2019 $25 Fine Silver Coin - Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II's Personal 
      Canadian Flag, a rectangular coin featuring the flag in bold colour,
      framed by heraldic symbols, in a Cathy Bursey-Sabourin design; 
    - The 2019 $20 Fine Silver Coin - Peter McKinnon Photo Series: Mount 
      Rundle, celebrating an iconic landmark of the Canadian Rockies in 2 oz. 
      of pure silver; 
    - The 2019 $1 Fine Silver Piedfort - Heritage of the Royal Canadian Mint: 
      The Matthew; 
    - The selectively gold-plated 2019 5-Ounce Fine Silver Big Coin Series: 
      2-Dollar Coin; 
    - The 2019 $125 Fine Silver Coin - Primal Predators: The Grizzly, a half-
      kilo masterpiece designed by artist Pierre Leduc; 
    - The 2019 $30 Fine Silver Coin - Majestic Birds in Motion: Canada Geese, 
      also designed by Pierre Leduc 
    - The 2019 5-Coin Set - Canada's Wildlife Treasures, featuring nickel-
      plated steel coins, designed by Joel Kimmel packaged in a colourful 
      educational booklet designed with the young collector in mind; 
    - The 2019 $3 Fine Silver Coin - Celebrating Canadian Fun and Festivities - 
      Rodeo, designed by Steve Hepburn; and 
    - The 2019 $5 Fine Silver Coin - Zodiac Series: Leo, designed by Jori Van 
      Der Linde.

Mintages, pricing and full background information on each product can be found 
on the "Shop" tab of www.mint.ca. Coin images are available here ( 
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).

All of these products can be ordered directly from the Mint at 1-800-267-1871 
in Canada, 1-800-268-6468 in the US, or on the Mint's web site. The coins are 
also available at Royal Canadian Mint' boutiques in Ottawa and Winnipeg, as 
well as through our global network of dealers and distributors, including 
participating Canada Post outlets.

About the Royal Canadian Mint
The Royal Canadian Mint is the Crown corporation responsible for the minting 
and distribution of Canada's circulation coins. The Mint is recognized as one 
of the largest and most versatile mints in the world, offering a wide range of 
specialized, high quality coinage products and related services on an 
international scale. For more information on the Mint, its products and 
services, visit www.mint.ca. Follow the Mint on Twitter ( 
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), Facebook ( 
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). 

For further information: Alex Reeves, Senior Manager, Public Affairs, Tel: +1 
(613) 949-5777, reeves@mint.ca

SOURCE: Royal Canadian Mint
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