2017 MY CANADA, MY INSPIRATION, 5-Coin Special Set, Includes the 1st Ever 'Glow-in-the-Dark Canadian Toonie', and all five coins are in the original PRISTINE condition Royal Canadian Mint packaging.
This 2017 My Canada, My Inspiration 5-coin collection celebrates everything it means to be Canadian — pocket change as diverse as our country. And these coins were designed by Canadians, for Canadians exclusively for Canada’s 150th anniversary year. These specially designed coins reflect a deep connection to this nation’s history and how they touch the lives of every person who lives here. They’ve been created by people like you, for you, and every 2017 coin was designed and voted on by everyday Canadians, and this collection is the winning set! A very rare set today, so get yours quick!
Winning Coin Artists and Designs:
5¢ – Living Traditions:
Gerald Gloade: reimagines the quintessential Canadian beaver in the traditional style of the Algonkian, celebrating 150 years of cultures meeting, sharing and evolving together.
10¢ – Wing of Peace:
Amy Choi: captures our spirit of peacekeeping in a stylized design featuring an iconic maple leaf in the beak of a dove.
25¢ – Hope for a Green Future:
Joelle Wong: shares a child’s hope for Canada’s abundant nature to be preserved for years to come. Its playful design features a pair of hands bringing life to a plant that connects all living things — represented by some notable Canadian animals.
$1 – Connecting a Nation:
Wesley Klassen: pays tribute to the railways that have brought our country together — and the many impressive landmarks along Canada’s rail routes.
$2 – Dance of the Spirits:
Timothy Hsia: celebrates the wonders of Canada with an evocative design featuring the Northern Lights — which the Cree peoples called “the dance of the spirits”.
SPECS:
Finish: Uncirculated
Theme: Canada 150
Obverse: Queen Elizabeth II
Reverse: All five winning coin designs for 2017 as packaged
RCM #157731
GC&C Stock #268
