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2011 Canada 25-cent Tulip with Ladybug in Card
This coloured coin and card showcases a beautiful tulip and ladybug along with a marvellous story based on true events.
Mark the start of spring and Canadas internationally renowned tulip festival with a specially-designed RCM coin and card.
Canadas gift from Holland and a welcomed Spring visitor
Every spring, tulips from Holland bloom in Canadas capital, which is the home of the worlds largest tulip festival. Not only are the flowers a telltale sign of spring, they are the symbol of friendship between nations. In 1945-46, Holland presented over 100,000 prized tulip bulbs to Canada in thanks for Canada welcoming Hollands Crown Princess and her daughters in 1940, and for Canadian soldiers efforts to liberate Holland during the Second World War.
In 1940, Queen Wilhelmina sent Crown Princess Juliana out of harms way to Canada. On 19 January 1943, the only royal baby ever born in North America was born in a room at the Ottawa Civic Hospital. The birth was greeted with hope and strengthened the ties of friendship between Canadians and the Dutch.
If youre lucky, you may spot a pretty, brightly-coloured ladybug inhabiting a vibrant tulip in the spring. Both are warmly welcomed by gardeners as harbingers of spring. The two also share a unique relationship. The ladybug uses the tulip as shelter from predators and as a source of sustenance; much like how Canada was to the Dutch Princesses. In return, the ladybugone of natures most effective pesticideskeeps garden plants and flowers healthy throughout the growing season.
Specifications:
No: 114777
Composition: nickel plated steel
Finish: specimen (with coloured design on the reverse)
Weight (g) : 12.61
Diameter (mm): 35
Edge: Serrated
Face value: 25 cents
Artist: Royal Canadian Mint engravers (reverse), Susanna Blunt (obverse)
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