This is a beautiful 2013 Canada S$3 Animal 
Architects Bee & Hive Colorized Silver
Commemorative Coin. 

The coin has been graded PF70 Ultra Cameo 
by NGC, a perfect coin.
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The beehive, home to and engineering feat of the 

honey bee, is built around an iconic structure: the 

honeycomb. This amazing architecture is a 

mathematically perfect matrix of hexagons, 

optimizing spatial coverage while minimizing the 

amount of construction material required for 

building—an achievement of engineering 

efficiency that is virtually unmatched. 


With all the effort and talent that goes into 

hive-making, you could say that “busy as a bee” 

is almost an understatement!


Start this promising series of Canada’s most 
talented builders and architects!


Special features

• A FIRST! This is the first coin in the Royal 
Canadian Mint’s exciting painted silver proof 
series featuring exceptional architects of 
Canada’s animal world.

• Crafted in 99.99% fine silver.

• Limited mintage of 10,000 coins worldwide.


Design

The coin was designed by Canadian artist Yves 
Bérubé and features a painted honey bee standing 
atop a flower blossom, its head bowed to collect 
precious nectar that will sustain its colony. 


The design is layered over an embossed honeycomb 

of perfectly symmetrical hexagons, which cover the 

entire polished silver field of the coin’s reverse. The 

reverse also features the word “CANADA,” the date 

“2013,” and the face value of “3 DOLLARS.”

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Specifications:


Mintage - 10,000

Composition - .9999 Ag

Finish - Proof

Weight - 7.96g

Diameter - 27mm

Edge - Serrated

Face Value - $3

Artists - Yves Berube (Reverse), Susanna Blunt (Obverse)