2013 $5 FINE SILVER COIN - CONTEMPORARY ABORIGINAL ART: MOTHER AND BABY ICE FISHING
1st coin in a new series featuring contemporary aboriginal art incorporated in a colorful design using oxidised niobium to diffract light and cause brilliant colours, naturally.
This coin is certified to be 99.99% fine silver with a diameter of 28 millimetres and a metal weight of 8.5 grams. It features an innovative minting process that incorporates a niobium insert struck into the coin’s silver core. The niobium is selectively coloured using a unique oxidization process produced naturally by niobium’s distinct properties. Niobium is used in superalloys, superconducting magnets and is commonly used to strengthen steel. The ability to make unique colours directly from niobium, make it an interesting metal for coins. This coin’s reverse design is by Inuit artist Ulaayu Pilurtuut. Pilurtuut’s design shows a joyous mother celebrating her latest catch with her baby in her amautik. Rendered in a contemporary Inuit style, it captures the lighthearted spirit and humour commonly associated with this ancient practice. The obverse features the effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II by Susanna Blunt.
Special Features:
- This unique fine silver coin features a niobium metal insert with unique coloring that enhances the beauty of this Inuit’s artist design.
- Distinct and innovative minting process: Niobium insert is struck into the core of a fine silver coin and then selectively colored through a unique oxidization process. After oxidation, the niobium diffuses light to create brilliant colours. The Royal Canadian Mint controls the oxidation to create desired colours.
- This coin portrays the unique bond between a Mother and her child engaged in an important Inuit family activity, fishing.
Product Specifications:
- Face Value: 5 dollars
- Mintage: 6,500
- Composition: 99.99% fine silver with niobium
- Weight (g): 8.5
- Diameter (mm): 28
- Edge: Interrupted Serrations
- Finish: Proof
- Certificate: Serialized
- Artist: Ulaayu Pilurtuut
Packaging:
- Coin is encapsulated and presented in a Royal Canadian Mint- branded black clamshell case lined with a black flock and protected by a black sleeve.
- Finished Packaging Size: 67 mm x 67 mm