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2022 Canada 50-cent Santa's Sleigh Lenticular Coin
Step inside Santa’s workshop! It’s Christmas Eve at the North Pole, and while Santa Claus is busy putting on his red suit, these elves are loading toys and gift boxes onto his sleigh. This lenticular coin offers a sneak peek at preparations for Santa’s annual gift delivery. His magical helpers are working as fast as they can, but look out! When the coin is tipped, the elves will have to act quickly to catch those falling boxes.
Santa’s elves were a well-kept secret until the 1800s—in fact, no one knew Santa Claus himself was a “jolly old elf” until it was revealed in the poem A Visit from St. Nicholas (you probably know it as The Night Before Christmas).
Designed by Canadian artist Jesse Koreck, the coin’s reverse is enhanced with lenticular technology, which creates a sense of motion through the seamless transition between two interlaced colour images. Both images capture the excitement and activity at the North Pole on Christmas Eve, as Santa’s industrious elves load toys and gift boxes onto his magical sleigh. While one helper is checking the list, the elf in the foreground races to assist another with a stack of gifts; when the coin is tipped, the second image shows the panic on the elves’ faces as some of the gifts fall from the top of the pile. The obverse features the effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II by Susanna Blunt.
Specifications:
Item Number: 205057
Mintage: 100,000
Composition: Nickel-plated Steel
Weight*: 12.61 g
Diameter: 35 mm
Face Value: 50-cents
Finish: Modified Specimen
Edge: Plain
Artist: Jesse Koreck (reverse), Susannah Blunt (obverse)
Special Features:
• Loading Santa's Sleigh! Add some holiday magic to your collection with this whimsical collectible, which will surprise and delight revelers for years to come.
• A playful design! Take a sneak peek inside Santa’s workshop—see how the elves are checking the list (twice) and loading Santa’s magical sleigh! It’s a colourful, festive scene that is sure to put a smile on your face.
• Motion-filled reverse! The coin is crafted in colour using the latest lenticular technology to deliver fluid, uninterrupted movement. Simply tip the coin to change your viewing angle, and the scene suddenly shifts as some of the gifts accidentally slip from the top of the pile!
• One of the Royal Canadian Mint's most affordable coins! Priced at just $29.95, this holiday-themed coin was made for sharing and cherishing.
• A 2022 Holiday Keepsake! A superb addition to any lenticular or holiday-themed collection, this fun-for-all-ages coin is the perfect 2022 holiday keepsake, and it makes for a great gift or stocking stuffer too!
Packaging:
The coin is encapsulated and presented in a Royal Canadian Mint-branded clamshell with a black beauty box.
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