2015 1/2oz $10 DRAGONFLY: PYGMY SNAKETAIL FINE SILVER COIN

Celebrate the timeless beauty of Canada’s dragonflies with the Royal Canadian Mint’s popular Dragonfly series, which features painted dragonfly species set against holograms. The third issue in this series features the rare pygmy snaketail (Ophiogomphus howei).

PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS: 
Item Number: 142565
UPC: 6-23932-06290-0
Composition: 99.99% pure silver
Mintage: 10,000
Weight (g)*: 15.87
Diameter (mm): 34
Face Value: $10
Finish: Proof
Edge: Serrated
Artist: Celia Godkin
Packaging: Maroon clamshell with black beauty box



SPECIAL FEATURES

• The third coin in the Royal Canadian Mint’s exciting Dragonflies series, which features painted images of dragonflies set against a hologram background image of their natural habitat.
• As the coin is tilted back and forth, the hologram technology – which represents its natural habitat – captures the full rainbow spectrum of colours from any light source.
• An exquisite addition to any nature-themed or specialty coin collection.

DESIGN
The reverse image by Canadian artist Celia Godkin offers a rare opportunity to view the pygmy snaketail (Ophiogomphus howei), as it would appear in its natural habitat. This painted dragonfly faces the viewer and seemingly peers out from the image with its large eyes; it’s beautiful green colouring extends from its head through its thorax towards its dorsal abdomen, where the green is replaced with yellow markings along the side. The dragonfly’s delicately veined wings are fully extended as it basks in the warming rays of the mid-June sun amidst the green leaves and violet-blue flowers of the pickerelweed. In the background, a shimmering full-colour hologram recreates the pygmy snaketail’s natural habitat, adding movement to the design.