2013 1oz $20 HOLIDAY WREATH FINE SILVER COIN

Holidays:

A wreath on the door of a Canadian home during the holiday season offers a sign of welcome and warm wishes to visitors. Celebrate a rich holiday tradition with this sparkling crystal-encrusted coin.

Description:

Fashioned from just about any material—but most often from regional plants, seeds, berries, fruit, and leaves—wreaths are an important decorative holiday tradition for Canadians. Canadians place them on their front doors, on light standards along their town’s main boulevard, above their home’s hearth, and just about anywhere where the circlet of festive joy will help boost spirits in winter’s darkest months.
This fine silver coin is certified to be 99.99% fine silver with a diameter of 38 millimetres and a weight of 31.39 grams. The reverse image by Canadian artist Maurice Gervais features a holiday wreath with 5 Swarvoski elements in blue and gold. The reverse is engraved with the word “CANADA” and the date “2013.” The obverse features the effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II by Susanna Blunt.

Special Features:

• An exquisite holiday gift whose value and beauty will last for many seasons to come.
• Limited mintage of 10,000 means this coin is sure to be favoured by collectors.
• A winter holiday icon that is a stunning addition to any holiday-themed or Swarovski-embellished coin collection.
• Features 5 Swarovski elements in two colours: 3 blue and 2 gold coloured
• SWAROVSKI ELEMENTS is the premium brand for the finest crystal elements manufactured by Swarovski.

Product Specifications:

Item Number: 124348
Face Value: 20 dollars
Mintage: 10,000
Composition: 99.99% fine silver
Weight (g): 31.39
Diameter (mm): 38
Edge: Serrated
Finish: Proof
Certificate: Serialized
Artist: Maurice Gervais

Advertising Date: October 1, 2013
Launch Date: October 8, 2013

Packaging:

Coin is encapsulated and presented in a Royal Canadian Mint branded maroon clamshell case lined with flock and protected by a black sleeve.
Finished Size: 67 mm x 67 mm

Complete Certificate Text:

Twist on Tradition: The Canadian Holiday Wreath
All across Canada, the winter holiday season is a sparkling time of family, fun, and community. The national and provincial capitals have a longstanding tradition of lighting hundreds of thousands of holiday lights. City streets are festooned with garlands and bows. And well before the nation lights up in its coast-to-coast display of holiday spirit, Canadians across the nation have begun to decorate their homes for the holidays. A cornerstone of this decorative practice is the beloved holiday wreath.
Fashioned from just about any material— but most often from regional plants, seeds, berries, fruit, and leaves—wreaths are an important decorative holiday tradition for Canadians. Canadians place them on their front doors, on light standards along heir town’s main boulevard, above their home’s hearth, and just about anywhere where the circlet of festive joy will help boost spirits in winter’s darkest months. In fact, the world’s largest wreath was made in Canada. Built by Canadian Carolann Naugle of Nova Scotia on May 6, 2008, the wreath measured 76.7 metres in diameter and was composed of several tons of brush.
In European tradition, wreaths are fashioned from plants such as holly, ivy, and mistletoe, which have come to be closely linked to Christmas, though the use of these plants dates back to Europe’s Pagan past. In Canada, the rich symbolism and classic beauty of a wreath is appreciated all year round but the winter holiday season in particular is a popular time for creating wreaths of evergreen, bay, sparkling glass ornaments, lights, holiday treats, and more. A wreath on the door of a Canadian home during the holiday season offers a sign of welcome and warm wishes to visitors