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Tuesday 27 August 2024

3320) Dragonflies Flit Across Coin Design: The Dragonfly and the Bloom (Water Lily): The Royal Canadian Mint (RCM) has issued a Silver $50 (Fifty Dollars - CAN) Coin: Date/Year of Coin issue: 27.08.2024:

3320) Dragonflies Flit Across Coin Design: The Dragonfly and the Bloom (Water Lily): The Royal Canadian Mint (RCM) has issued a Silver $50 (Fifty Dollars - CAN) Coin: Date/Year of Coin issue: 27.08.2024:

The Royal Canadian Mint has released a limited mintage new coin featuring a dragonfly flying around a water lily.

This 2024 new release from the Royal Canadian Mint features a a 3-D dragonfly and lily. Not only is the lily coming out of the coin, but the dragonfly can move around the flower with the tilt of the coin. 

A summer day beside the water, watching the dragonflies flit about, zigzagging through the air, is a serene scene many are familiar with.

There is something magical about seeing dragonflies hovering and darting through the air on a summer day—and that’s exactly what the dragonfly is doing on this 2024 movement coin.  

The silver coin is large, with a diameter of 65.25 mm, but its size immerses the viewer in the scene. 

A crystal is embedded in the center of the bloom, shining like a droplet of water. 

The dragonfly and lily are sterling silver with gold plating as if the golden sun is reflecting off them on a bright summer day. 

The coin's mirror-like surface, which reflects the dragonfly flying above it, adds to its charm.

The mintage is limited, only 1,250 coins. The 50-dollar coin comes in a package with a wooden base and a clear dome cover, allowing the viewer to display and interact with the coin.

The Silver Coin:

The Obverse and Reverse of the Silver Coin 

The Reverse of the $50 (Fifty Dollars) Silver Coin shows a Water Lily with a dragonfly flitting across its surface. 
Onthe Coin’s Reverse, the 3D dragonfly and water lily are each cast in sterling silver and plated with yellow gold, evoking the sun’s warm rays. 

Once the Coin is tilted one can watch as the dragonfly moves around the bloom, which is fully okpen to reveal the water-like sparkle of a clear crystal—another feature that speaks to the enchantment of a light-filled summer day.

The peripheral inscriptions are - "CANADA" and "2024".


The Obverse of the $50 (Fifty Dollars - CAN) nSilver Coin presents an effigy of King Charles III facing left. 

The peripheral inscriptions are - "CHARLES III. D. G.  REX. 50 DOLLARS."

Special features:

A design that you can interact with. Tilt the coin and watch as the gravity-activated dragonfly circles around the water lily! Both elements are cast in sterling silver (92.5% pure).

New for 2024. A clear crystal lies at the centre of the bloom, where it reflects light like a water droplet on a sunny day.

5 oz. of pure silver. The 5 oz. 99.99% pure silver coin features a large 65.25 mm diameter that provides ample space for both the engraved and cast elements that form this enchanting, interactive design.

Very low mintage. The movement coins sell out quickly, and with a limited mintage of only 1,250 coins, this one will be in high demand too!

Includes serialized certificate. The Royal Canadian Mint certifies all of its collector coins.

Packaging:

The coin sits on a wooden base and is protected by a clear dome that allows you to view and interact with its movement-enabled design. It comes packaged in a Royal Canadian Mint-branded black beauty box.

Coin Specifications:

Coin Year: 2024

ThemeThe Dragonfly and the Bloom (Water Lily)

Denomination: 50 Dollars

Diameter: 31.51mm

Finish: Frosted Uncirculated

Mass: 15.550grams 

Mintage: 50000

Product Type: Coin; 5 oz. Pure Silver Coin 

Mintage: 1,250 pieces

With a tilt of the coin, the dragonfly circles around the flower.

 The Presentation Case/Box






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3) "ASSASSIN DROID IG-11", Niue Island: Third Coin in "THe Mandalorian Classic Coin Collection": New Zealand Mint has issued a $2 (Two Dollars - NZD) Silver Coins depicting characters from the STAR WARS Spin-Off, on behalf of Niue Island: Year of Coin issue: 2021

4) "GROGU" or "The CHILD" -("BABY YODA"), Niue Island: Fourth Coin in "The Mandalorian Classic Coin Collection": New Zealand Mint has issued a $2 (Two Dollars - NZD) Silver Coins depicting characters from the STAR WARS Spin-off, on behalf of Niue Island: Year of Coin issue: 2021

5) "Grogu in his mobile Cradle/Pram" or "THE CHILD" - ("Baby Yoda"), Niue Island: Fifth Coin in "The Mandalorian Classic Coin Collection": New Zealand Mint has issued a $2 (Two Dollars - NZD) Silver Coins depicting characters from the STAR WARS Spin-off, on behalf of Niue Island: Year of Coin issue: 2022

6) Ahsoka Tano, Niue Island: The Mandalorian Classic Coin Collection: New zealand Mint has issued Gold and silver Coins depicting the popular "STAR WARS" spin -off: Year of Coin issue: 2022

7) "BESKAR STEEL", Niue Island: "The Mandalorian Classic Coin Collection": New Zealand Mint has issued a $2 (Two Dollars - NZD) Silver Rectangular Coin depicting the highly impenetrable protection material in the STAR WARS Spin-off, on behalf of Niue Island: Year of Coin issue: 2021

8) "Bo-Katan Kyrze", The Legendary Mandalorian Warrior, Niue Island: New Zealand Mint has issued $250 (Two Hundred Fifty Dollars - NZD) Gold, $25 Gold (Twenty Five Dollarrs - NZD) and $2 (Two Dollars - NZD) Silver Coins depicting the popular STAR WARS spin-off: Year of Coin issue: 2022

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2) Boba Fett "Slave I" Starfighter, Niue Island: A One Oz Silver Coin depicts Fett's legendary spacecraft: Date of Coin issue: 10.12.2021 (with year of issue inscribed as 2022)

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