1/4 oz Fine Silver Coin - Animal Architects: Bee & Hive (2013)
$69.95
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!
Special features
• A FIRST! This is the first coin in the Royal Canadian Mint’s exciting new painted silver proof series featuring exceptional architects of Canada’s animal world
• Your coin comes with a certificate of fascinating facts about the life of honey bees in Canada
• Crafted in 99.99% fine silver and GST/HST exempt
• Limited mintage of 10,000 coins worldwide means this coin will sell quickly
Design
Your 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.”
Packaging
Your coin is encapsulated and presented in a Royal Canadian Mint-branded maroon clamshell case lined with flock and protected by a black sleeve.
A perfect coin for animal lovers!
Order your coin today!
Special features
• A FIRST! This is the first coin in the Royal Canadian Mint’s exciting new painted silver proof series featuring exceptional architects of Canada’s animal world
• Your coin comes with a certificate of fascinating facts about the life of honey bees in Canada
• Crafted in 99.99% fine silver and GST/HST exempt
• Limited mintage of 10,000 coins worldwide means this coin will sell quickly
Design
Your 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.”
Packaging
Your coin is encapsulated and presented in a Royal Canadian Mint-branded maroon clamshell case lined with flock and protected by a black sleeve.
A perfect coin for animal lovers!
Order your coin today!
Celebrated First Nation’s artist Corrine Hunt has brought her distinctive vision of traditional Kwakwaka’wakw and Tlingit formsto create these special-edition collectibles. Everydesign is visual poetry that gives the time-honoured traditions of conservation and respect a contemporary voice with powerful lines and well-honed economyin composition.
2011 is the International Year of Forests—a time to reflect on the significant role the wilderness plays in reducing global warming and preserving the earth’s environmental balance.
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