2011 Canada $20 Fine Silver Coin - Tulip with Venetian Glass Ladybug RCM# 114346

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2011 Canada $20 Fine Silver Coin - Tulip with Venetian Glass Ladybug RCM# 114346:
$2000.00

Original packaging from the Royal Canadian Mint - Coin is encapsulated and comes with clam shell box and COA - See pictures for more details

Another royal connection to Canada and an icon of spring is celebrated with a pure silver tulip coin representing over 60 years of close friendship between Canada and the Kingdom of the Netherlands. It was in 1940 that Canada provided refuge to Crown Princess Juliana and in 1943, her daughter Princess Margriet was the only member of royalty ever born in North America. In the fall of 1945, the Netherlands presented Canada with over 100,000 prized tulip bulbs in thanks for protecting their Crown Princess and her daughters and for Canadian soldiers\' efforts in liberating their country during the Second World War. Today, the more than three million tulips which bloom in springtime throughout Canada\'s National Capital Region are the centerpiece of the famous Canadian Tulip Festival, which will celebrate its 60th anniversary in 2012.

The flower which has grown to be a part of Canadian history and culture is painted in vivid oranges and reds on a proof coin made of 99.99% pure silver. Designed by Mint engravers, this coin\'s brilliant illustration of Tulipa Ottawa is enhanced by the addition of a delicately handcrafted Venetian glass ladybug. This colourful insect, which often finds shelter among the broad petals of the tulip, is another sign of spring.

These handmade ladybugs are miniature masterpieces of Venetian glass work which make every one of these precious silver coins unique and highly desirable. The world\'s first coins to incorporate Venetian glass are limited to a world-wide mintage of 5,000 coins

Diameter: 38mm
Weight: 31.39g
Material: Silver
Fineness: 0.9999

Obverse: Uncrowned Portrait
Reverse: Tulip and Lady Bug
Finish: Proof with Colour, embedded Murano glass ladybug
Quantity Produced: 5000
Theme(s): Canada\'s Gift From Holland - and a Welcomed Spring Visitor
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