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2013 Canada 25-cent Hummingbird 0.5g Pure Gold Coin (No Tax) - 122598
The Hummingbird: The Canadian Forest's Miniscule Miracle
This 25-cent coin is certified to be 99.99% pure gold. It weighs 0.5 grams and measures 11 millimetres across its diameter.
Designed by Canadian artist Claudio D'Angelo, the reverse of the coin depicts a Ruby-Throated Hummingbird in full flight: a pose that can only be captured by cutting-edge photographic equipment, given that its wings beat more than 50 times per second. Posed at the centre of this clean-lined, highly polished pure gold coin, the miniscule marvel raises its dark long-billed head, its wings-each feather engraved in fine detail-fully extended behind it.
From the tiny white spot above the bird's lifelike right eye to the downy feathering of its belly and dark-shaded tips of its back and tail-feathers, each detail of the hummingbird's appearance is apparent despite the tiny size of both the coin and its subject. Engraved with the face value, '25 Cents' and 'Canada 2013.' The obverse features the effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II by Susanna Blunt.
Specifications:
Item Number: 122598
Face Value: 25 cents
Mintage: 10,000
Composition: 99.99% pure gold
Weight (g): 0.5
Diameter (mm): 11
Edge: Serrated
Finish: Proof
Certificate: Serialized
Special Features:
- The hummingbird coin is the first release in the Royal Canadian Mint's new series of small animals on the Royal Canadian Mint smallest gold coins. What a perfect fit!
- Crafted and certified to be 99.99% pure gold and offered with a limited mintage worldwide, this coin is offered to you with exceptional engraving details.
- An affordable solution to start a gold coin collection. Weighing only 0.5 grams of gold, this coin is within your grasp.
- Elegant design is finely engraved and meticulously presented in a beautiful Proof finish (frosted raised elements on mirror background).
Packaging:
Coin is encapsulated and presented in a Royal Canadian Mint branded maroon clamshell case lined with flock and protected by a black sleeve.
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